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# Speaking of China

Building cultural bridges with love. 洋媳妇谈中国

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- [‘Five-Star’ Rural Restrooms Answer More Than Just Nature’s Call - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/five-star-rural-restrooms/) - My husband and I have dubbed the place a "five-star restroom", yet the designation could apply to many remarkable rural facilities that we've discovered. | Speaking of China
- [The Long, Forgotten Marriages of Irish Women and Chinese Men in 19th Century America: AMWF History](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/marriages-irish-women-chinese-men/) - The history of the Chinese in the US taught me of a long-forgotten affinity among Irish women and Chinese men. | Speaking of China
- [Hope Blooms, Even in Winter: On Plum Blossoms](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/hope-plum-blossoms/) - A flower that blooms straight from a bare branch, in the coldest days of winter, sounds like a dream. And yet, this reality has unfurled all around us in its late winter splendor here in Hangzhou. Plum blossoms always cast a spell on me, no matter how many times I’ve witnessed their winter miracle. It’s | Speaking of China
- [Getting To Grip With Tradition in My Year of the Snake - Pub'd in China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/my-year-of-the-snake/) - China Daily recently published my piece titled Getting To Grip With Tradition in My Year of the Snake. Here's an excerpt: Before Chinese New Year, neatly folded pairs of red clothing occupied a prominent position in my closet, and in my drawer lay a pendant in the shape of a pixiu, a mythical beast that confers | Speaking of China
- [‘Hutong Heartthrobs’ Memoir Explores Unlikely Romance in Beijing](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/hutong-heartthrobs-memoir/) - Sparks fly when a young woman with a Ph.D. in literature has a chance encounter on the Beijing subway with a Beijing migrant who dreams of becoming an actor. | Speaking of China
- [Wonders of Wandering off Beaten Path in Zhejiang: Pub'd in China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/wonders-of-wandering/) - China Daily recently published my column titled Wonders of Wandering off Beaten Path in Zhejiang, detailing some of the delightful hikes Jun and I have discovered in the province. Here's an excerpt: On the summit of a mountain over 1,000 meters high in a Zhejiang nature reserve, I glimpsed a work of art on the | Speaking of China
- [Her Abusive Husband Still Has the Kids; She Fights to See Them Again](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/abusive-husband-kids/) - Ruth Silbermayr-Song, China Elevator Stories blogger, was cut off from her kids by her abusive ex-husband; she still fights to see the kids again. | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd on China Daily: Chinese Art Exhibition in US Bridges Hometowns and Hearts](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/china-daily-chinese-art-exhibition-in-us/) - How did my hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, just happen to lead a special exhibition with a photograph from my adopted hometown in China? | Speaking of China
- [After Four and a Half Years, I'm Finally Traveling Back to the US](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/finally-traveling-back-to-us/) - As I prepare to return to the US for a short visit, the staggering amount of time that has separated us looms before me. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Blossoming Summer Memories of the Lotus](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-lotus/) - The pure pink resilience of the lotus blooms dazzled us on our late summer walks this year in Hangzhou, including by the city’s renowned West Lake. | Speaking of China
- [I Asked ChatGPT Why Couples of Chinese Men, Western Women Are Rare, and its Answer Underwhelmed Me](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chatgpt-why-couples/) - I wondered if ChatGPT could offer insights into why couples of Chinese men and Western women are so rare. But I was largely underwhelmed by the answer. | Speaking of China
- [China Introduced Me to Int’l Workers Day, Which Has a Curious US Connection](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/china-may-1-us/) - For years, I’ve celebrated International Workers Day, May 1, here in China, an annual public holiday. But it was only recently that I learned the curious US connection. | Speaking of China
- [She Fights to Regain Contact with Kids After Abusive Husband Cut Her Off: Interview](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/abusive-husband-cut-her-off/) - Ruth Silbermayr-Song, creator of China Elevator Stories, is fighting to regain contact with her kids, after being cut off from them by her abusive husband. | Speaking of China
- [Help Melissa Fight her Abuser and Keep Her Kids Safe](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/help-melissa/) - A woman needs help to fight against her abuser and bring her two Chinese-American children (a 7-year-old and 13-year-old) back to safety. | Speaking of China
- [4 Tips for Giving Gift Baskets in China (+ Exclusive Holiday Deals)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/tips-giving-gift-baskets-china/) - "What should I give to my loved ones/family in China?" I’ve discovered there can be a simple answer – the fruit basket, or even a well-chosen gift-basket. | Speaking of China
- [China’s COVID Surge Stunned Me, But I Still Dodged the Virus](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/china-covid-surge/) - In early December, China eased restrictions to open up, and soon COVID-19 ripped through my workplace. | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd on China Daily: China Feels Truly Like Home With Chinese Green Card](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/china-daily-chinese-green-card/) - "China always felt like home to me; now ... it's truly official." China Daily just published my piece about becoming a new Chinese green card holder. | Speaking of China
- [Video: Why I Still Love My Old $3 Christmas Tree](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/love-old-christmas-tree/) - Our old Christmas tree cost , and it's nothing to envy. But we don't want another one. Here's why. | Speaking of China
- [Chinese Spousal Green Card: Things You Should Know Before Applying - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-green-card/) - If you're married to a Chinese citizen and want to apply for a Chinese green card, here's what you need to know first. | Speaking of China
- [Where's Wang? Taylor Swift, Taeok Lee Make a Magical Pair in 'Willow' Video - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/taylor-swift-taeok-lee-willow/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my latest post titled Where’s Wang? Taylor Swift, Taeok Lee Make a Magical Pair in ‘Willow’ Video, where I take a look back at a Swift video featuring the singer with an Asian "boyfriend". Here's an excerpt: Taylor Swift fans have grown restless this fall as they await | Speaking of China
- [People Assume We’re ‘Foreigner & Translator’ in China; Sometimes, We Just Go With It](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/foreigner-translator-in-china/) - People in China often assume my husband Jun and I are a "translator and foreigner", not a couple. And sometimes, we just go along with it. | Speaking of China
- [As Many Foreigners Exit China, I’m Still Here to Stay - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/as-many-foreigners-exit-china-im-still-here-to-stay-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my latest post titled As Many Foreigners Exit China, I’m Still Here to Stay. Here's an excerpt: “I attended multiple going away parties in one week,” confessed a foreign coworker of mine not long ago. After living in China for years, he had become accustomed to the annual | Speaking of China
- [The Sauna Days of Summer in China - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-sauna-days-of-summer-in-china/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my recent post titled The Sauna Days of Summer in China, a reflection on the extreme heat we've had to endure in recent weeks. Here's an excerpt: It was 2 pm on a sultry weekday afternoon when I left the refuge of our air-conditioned office to brave the | Speaking of China
- [5 Tips to Survive S China’s Monsoon Season in Your Home - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/5-tips-to-survive-s-chinas-monsoon-season-in-your-home-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my latest piece titled 5 Tips to Survive S China’s Monsoon Season in Your Home. Here's an excerpt: Once again, a mantle of gray clouds the heavens, which have been steadily “weeping” all day, dispelling thoughts of hiking or picnics. Yes, we’ve entered southern China’s monsoon season, that | Speaking of China
- [The Date Night China Podcast Featured Me](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/date-night-china-podcast-featured-me/) - Date Night China, which features stories and conversations about dating in China, interviewed me for the most recent episode of their podcast, titled Meet The Foreign Wife of a Chinese Man (Yangxifu 洋媳妇). Here's the summary of the episode: In this week’s episode, we talk to Jocelyn, an American woman who is married to Jun, a | Speaking of China
- [Domestic Violence in China: Helpful Resources for Foreign Women - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/domestic-violence-in-china-helpful-resources-for-foreign-women-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just recently published my short post sharing some domestic violence resources for foreign women in China. Here's an excerpt: Not everyone finds themselves happily ever after in love. Breakups, separations and divorces happen, and so does domestic violence or abuse, including to foreign women in China. What do you do | Speaking of China
- [What It’s Like Amid China’s Current COVID Outbreak - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/what-its-like-amid-chinas-current-covid-outbreak-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my latest post titled What It’s Like Amid China’s Current COVID Outbreak. Here's an excerpt: Here in China, we’re experiencing the worst nationwide COVID-19 outbreak ever since the pandemic began. Of course, “worst” might be subjective for those of you who live in a country that has been | Speaking of China
- [Why ‘Auspicious Snow Heralds a Good Year’ in Chinese Culture - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/why-auspicious-snow-heralds-a-good-year-in-chinese-culture-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my latest piece, inspired by a magical snowfall that greeted us one morning, early in the Year of the Tiger. Here's a snippet of the post titled Why ‘Auspicious Snow Heralds a Good Year’ in Chinese Culture: A heavy “goose feather” snowfall had dusted the landscape outside our | Speaking of China
- [Chinese-American Freeskiing Star Eileen Gu Set to Shine in Olympics: Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/chinese-american-freeskiing-star-eileen-gu-set-to-shine-in-olympics-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post on Eileen Gu, a short preview of the freeskiing wonder ahead of the upcoming Games. Here's an excerpt of the piece, titled Chinese-American Freeskiing Star Eileen Gu Set to Shine in Olympics: With the Winter Olympics set to kick off in Beijing in less than a | Speaking of China
- [Kazakh Woman, Chinese Man Get Trade Business on Track, Thanks to Trains](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/kazakh-chinese-business/) - Anita from Kazakhstan and Yuan Chaohui from China's Inner Mongolia built a trade business -- and discovered the benefits of int'l freight trains. | Speaking of China
- [Hallmark Adds Asian Men, White Women in Love to Christmas Lineup](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/hallmark-christmas-lineup/) - This season the Hallmark Christmas lineup happens to include a few Asian men and White women in love. | Speaking of China
- [TLC’s ‘90 Day Fiance’ Reality TV Show To Debut China-US Couple](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/90-day-fiance-china-us-couple/) - An upcoming season of the '90 Day Fiance' franchise will spotlight a China-US romance through Ella, from Idaho, USA, and Johnny, from Ji’nan, China. | Speaking of China
- [Season of Super Savings for Veteran Singles Day Shopper - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/season-savings-singles-day-shopper/) - I've already made my list and checked it twice－my shopping list, that is, for Singles Day, which traditionally falls on Nov 11 each year. | Speaking of China
- [Seeding a Lifelong Love of Autumnal ‘Super Fruit' - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/seeding-a-lifelong-love-of-autumnal-super-fruit-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily recently published my latest column titled Seeding a lifelong love of autumnal 'super fruit'. Here's an excerpt: The arrival of autumn has left me enchanted once again with its bountiful harvest of pomegranates. And as I savor this gem of the fruit world, I can't help but reflect on how living in China | Speaking of China
- [‘At the Chinese Table’: Memoir Traces Lifelong Love Affair w/ Chinese Cuisine](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/at-the-chinese-table-memoir/) - 'At the Chinese Table' retraces Carolyn Phillips' lifelong love affair with Chinese cuisine, with her Chinese husband JH playing a pivotal role in the story | Speaking of China
- [German Woman Makes Lantern on Mid-Autumn TV Special in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/german-woman-makes-lantern-on-mid-autumn-tv-special-in-china/) - Sabrina, a German woman with a Chinese husband who has lived in China for 8 years, appeared on a TV special on CCTV 4 to mark Mid-Autumn Festival. | Speaking of China
- [My Story Made Front Page of China Daily!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/my-story-made-front-page-of-china-daily/) - I'm excited to share that my story recently made front page of the China Daily paper! The feature, based on reporting from my recent trip, profiles a number of up-and-coming women I encountered. Here's an excerpt: A photograph of 34-year-old Maryam Mamatali is positioned on a wall at a factory run by Nanda New Agriculture | Speaking of China
- ['Love Nang' a Souvenir of Affection from Heart - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/love-nang-a-souvenir-of-affection-from-heart-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily this month published my column about the "love nang" I carried back from my trip this summer. Here's an excerpt, which captures the moment when I just boarded my return plane bound for Beijing: ...I was still clutching to my chest a rather unusual package, wondering if it would even fit in the | Speaking of China
- [Two-Year Engagement: Italian Woman Saves Up Money Before Meeting Indonesian Fiancee](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/two-year-engagement-italian-woman-saves-up-money-before-meeting-indonesian-fiancee/) - An Italian woman and Indonesian man fell in love online, and it took two years of hard work and saving money for the young couple to finally meet in person. | Speaking of China
- [The Odd ‘Twilight Zone’ of Not Knowing When I’ll Visit the US Again - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-odd-twilight-zone-of-not-knowing-when-ill-visit-the-us-again-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my latest piece titled The Odd ‘Twilight Zone’ of Not Knowing When I’ll Visit the US Again. Here's a snippet: I have no idea when I’ll return to the US to visit my family. Writing these words out feels strange enough, let alone allowing the reality to settle | Speaking of China
- ['Blue Bayou' Movie: Korean Adoptee Faces Deportation from US, with Interracial Family at Stake](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/blue-bayou-movie-korean-adoptee-deportation-interracial/) - Justin Chon plays a Korean adoptee facing deportation and fighting to remain with his interracial family in the upcoming movie 'Blue Bayou' | Speaking of China
- [US-China Couple Weds in Beijing with a Little Help from Strangers](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/us-china-couple-weds-in-beijing/) - American Apryl Reagan, a singer and actress in Beijing, and Ma Yinliang tied the knot with the help of strangers in a special wedding ceremony. | Speaking of China
- [Traveling to Kashgar, Kuqa and Urumchi in Xinjiang for 10 Days](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/traveling-to-kashgar-kuqa-and-urumchi-in-xinjiang-for-10-days/) - I'm on a 10-day work trip to Xinjiang that includes travel to Kashgar, Kuqa and Urumchi. This marks my first time to visit the far western province of China, so I'm looking forward to experiencing places I've read about for years in guides on China. As I'll be very busy during and after this trip, | Speaking of China
- [Learning To Celebrate Cultural Differences in Birthdays - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/learning-to-celebrate-cultural-differences-in-birthdays-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily just published my latest column titled Learning to celebrate cultural differences in birthdays. Here's an excerpt: With the arrival of July, the month I was born, conversations at my home have invariably shifted to discussing potential "birthday programs", as my husband Jun likes to say. .... This year, he has already begun sketching | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: My Guiyang, Nanning Trip in SW China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/guiyang-nanning-trip-sw-china/) - At the end of April I made a brief trip to Southwest China's Guiyang (capital of Guizhou province) and Nanning (a major inland city in Guangxi province). I wanted to take the chance to share are some of my favorite photos from that week: We visited an ancient town in Guiyang, with hundreds of years | Speaking of China
- [Zongzi More Than Just a Summer Holiday Treat - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/zongzi-more-than-just-a-summer-holiday-treat/) - This month China Daily published my latest column with a Dragon Boat Festival theme -- Zongzi more than just a summer holiday treat. Here's an excerpt: How to hold a reed leaf was just one of the things I learned one evening in my mother-in-law's kitchen in rural Zhejiang province, as she schooled me and | Speaking of China
- [‘A Single Swallow’: On the Wings of a Resilient Woman Amid WWII in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/a-single-swallow-zhang-ling/) - 'A Single Swallow' by Zhang Ling takes you to an E China village during WWII, where one woman touches the lives of others, including 3 men who loved her. | Speaking of China
- ['Made in China: A memoir of Marriage and Mixed Babies in the Middle Kingdom' - Excerpt](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/made-in-china-memoir-marriage-mixed-babies/) - Simon Gjeroe shares his foray into cross-cultural parenthood in his new book 'Made in China: A memoir of Marriage and Mixed Babies in the Middle Kingdom'. | Speaking of China
- ['When in Vanuatu' Finds Paradise in Healing Ties that Bind](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/when-in-vanuatu-nicki-chen/) - The novel 'When in Vanuatu' by Nicki Chen stands as a reminder of the redemptive and healing power of friendships, wherever we are in the world. | Speaking of China
- [Guiyang Legal Clinic Serves Up Remedy of Justice - pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/guiyang-legal-clinic-justice/) - China Daily just published my latest column titled Guiyang Legal Clinic Serves Up Remedy of Justice, detailing my encounter with a legal aid clinic nestled within a community in Guiyang, Southwest China's Guizhou province. Here's an excerpt: On a tour of the comprehensive service center for the Jinyuan community in Guiyang, the capital of Southwest | Speaking of China
- [How I Got Vaccinated in Beijing, China - pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/how-i-got-vaccinated-in-beijing-china-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my piece titled How I Got Vaccinated in Beijing, China. Here's an excerpt: “Immunization series completed.” The words, in a pleasant shade of green, flashed in my health kit, a confirmation that I had now joined the ranks of the fully vaccinated in China. The fact that it | Speaking of China
- [Yung Wing, China's 1st Overseas Graduate, Finds Love, Tragedy in US](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/yung-wing-chinas-1st-overseas-graduate/) - Yung Wing, best known as China's 1st overseas graduate, also stands as a tragic example of how Chinese exclusion in the US led to needless suffering. | Speaking of China
- ['Rabbit in the Moon' Memoir Shines With Unique Tale of Cross-Cultural Love and Life in Hong Kong](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/rabbit-in-the-moon-memoir/) - Heather Diamond aims to "share how being in an intercultural relationship and living in Hawaii and HK have changed my worldview" in her new memoir. | Speaking of China
- [Traveling to SW China's Guiyang, Nanning This Week](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/traveling-to-guiyang-nanning-china/) - I'm already halfway through a trip to Guiyang in Guizhou province and also Nanning in Guangxi province. The visit has already shown me some of the highlights of Guiyang, an emerging big data hub in China. And now I'm gearing up to explore everything from foreign trade to local culture in Nanning. Since it's a | Speaking of China
- ['The Boy with Blue Eyes' by Travis Lee - Book Interview](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/boy-with-blue-eyes-travis-lee/) - 'The Boy with Blue Eyes' follows the eponymous child as he rambles through the streets of Wuhan, and stumbles into some shadowy characters. | Speaking of China
- [Stop AAPI Hate co-founder + 13 orgs support Jun’s discrimination case. Help us fight racism now.](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/help-us-fight-racism-now/) - Co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate Dr. Russell Jeung + 13 orgs support Jun's racial discrimination case, which has been in court for 5+ yrs. Help us fight racism. | Speaking of China
- [Chinese Men Are Sexy](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-men-are-sexy/) - Yes -- Chinese men can be sexy! Despite Hollywood and all the stereotypes, Western women like me have discovered some serious Chinese studs, who slid their way into our hearts (and pants). ;-) | Speaking of China
- [Time for Full Reckoning With Anti-Asian Racism - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/time-for-full-reckoning-with-anti-asian-racism-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily recently published my column titled Time for full reckoning with anti-Asian racism. Here's an excerpt: The National Day of Action and Healing on March 26 was launched in the United States to galvanize individuals, businesses and organizations to take steps to tackle anti-Asian racism and hate incidents. As organizers have called for efforts | Speaking of China
- [Anti-Asian Hate Has Me Rethinking Overseas Travel to West, and I’m Not Alone](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/anti-asian-hate-has-me-rethinking-travel-to-west-and-im-not-alone/) - In the wake of rising anti-Asian hate in the US, the idea of embarking on a pleasure trip with my Asian husband doesn't appeal. | Speaking of China
- [Why It’s Hard to Leave China to Visit Family Abroad Amid Pandemic - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/hard-to-leave-china-pandemic/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post titled Why It’s Still Hard to Leave China to Visit Family, Friends Abroad Amid Pandemic. Here's an excerpt: “When are you coming home?”Recently, my family asked if I might return to the US sometime later this year, as the pandemic situation improves.My heart sank a little | Speaking of China
- [Nothing Replaces My Cup of Hangzhou Green Tea - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/nothing-replaces-my-cup-of-hangzhou-green-tea/) - China Daily recently published my latest column, inspired by a blog post. It's titled Nothing replaces my cup of Hangzhou green tea -- here's an excerpt: The arrival of March inevitably turns my thoughts to this tea, as this month sees the first harvest of the spring longjing. The leaves, plucked off the bushes before | Speaking of China
- [Staying Single Not Easy: Women Bucking Tradition in China Stand Strong](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/staying-single-not-easy-women-bucking-tradition-in-china-stand-strong/) - A story highlights challenges of single Chinese women in 20s, 30s and the courage it takes for them to live their lives against societal expectations. | Speaking of China
- [Rec'd Holiday Read: Which Chinese Zodiac Has the Best Financial Outlook for 2021?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/recd-holiday-read-which-chinese-zodiac-has-the-best-financial-outlook-for-2021/) - Pooja, from ValueChampion.sg, recently penned an article on financial luck for Chinese zodiac signs in the Year of the Ox that might interest readers of this blog. It's titled Which Chinese Zodiac Has the Best Financial Outlook for 2021? Here's an excerpt of the piece: As legend has it, the Jade Emperor (Emperor in Heaven in | Speaking of China
- [Holiday Purchases Boosting Income Is a Good Tradition - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/holiday-purchases-boosting-income-is-a-good-tradition-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily published my article detailing how I started a new tradition of making holiday purchases that supported a good cause at the same time: Holiday Purchases Boosting Income Is a Good Tradition. Here's an excerpt: "No need to give us jujube dates－we have plenty of them." This message from my in-laws, delivered by my | Speaking of China
- [Despite Tough Year, Guesthouse Still in Business - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/despite-tough-year-guesthouse-still-in-business-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily published a column of mine detailing the story of a guesthouse in Zhejiang province that managed to open and thrive in a tough year. Here's an excerpt: "In 2020, the most important thing is not what you've already lost, nor what you've yet to achieve, but rather what you have now. Let go | Speaking of China
- [Not Home for the Holidays: An Unusual Chinese New Year - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/unusual-chinese-new-year/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post Not Home for the Holidays: An Unusual Chinese New Year. Here's an excerpt: The Chinese saying of "moneyed or not, return home for Chinese New Year" (有钱没钱回家过年, yǒuqián méi qián huíjiā guònián) endures as proof of the importance of the tradition of the annual holiday family | Speaking of China
- [Videos: Watch Me in China's Inner Mongolia for Poverty Relief Series](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/videos-watch-me-in-chinas-inner-mongolia-for-poverty-relief-series/) - Watch me in China's Inner Mongolia as I learn about tech telemedicine at a hospital as well as the benefits of healthcare for all. | Speaking of China
- [Videos: Watch Me in China's Ningxia for Poverty Relief Series](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/video-watch-me-in-chinas-ningxia-for-poverty-relief-series/) - Watch me in action in China's Ningxia, as I herd sheep, try livestreaming and more for a video series about poverty relief in the province. | Speaking of China
- [Racist Fears of Chinese Eateries 'Corrupting' White Women in Early 1900s](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/racist-fears-of-chinese-eateries-corrupting-white-women-in-early-1900s/) - Americans once declared "war" on Chinese restaurants through racist narratives that played on white fears of interracial mingling. | Speaking of China
- [Nothing But Dragonwell Tea for Me, Please - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/nothing-but-dragonwell-tea-for-me-please-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post titled Nothing But Dragonwell Tea for Me, Please. Here's an excerpt: Among the rituals I observe every morning when I arrive bleary-eyed to work, nothing perks up my senses more than the moment I open the little light-blue canister in my desk drawer and take that | Speaking of China
- [The Best Posts on Speaking of China in 2020](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-best-posts-on-speaking-of-china-in-2020/) - As we bid farewell (or good riddance) to 2020, it's time to look back on the top posts of the year, by views! And like 2020, it's a very COVID list. | Speaking of China
- [2020 in Photos on Speaking of China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/2020-in-photos-on-speaking-of-china/) - As we’re days from bidding farewell (or perhaps good riddance!) to 2020, I thought it might be fun this year to share a sampling of some of my favorite photos on the blog from this past year. 2020 ushered in the COVID-19 pandemic, which has turned the face mask into an everyday reality for just | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Ningxia Video Shoot (More Than Just Goji Berries)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/ningxia-video-shoot-more-than-just-goji-berries/) - I just returned from a weeklong trip to Ningxia, where I learned more about how the province is doing poverty relief powered by the internet. | Speaking of China
- [Christmas Is Your Chinese New Year: Fascinating Similarities - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/christmas-is-your-chinese-new-year/) - China Daily published my latest column Christmas is your Chinese New Year: Fascinating similarities. Here's an excerpt: "Christmas is your Chinese New Year." I've heard this phrase uttered to me countless times by people in China when the holidays roll around, whether Christmas or Chinese New Year. I once thought the comparison a bit of | Speaking of China
- [‘How’s COVID in China?’: Awkward Convos from Different Sides of Pandemic - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/hows-covid-china-awkward-pandemic/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post titled ‘How’s COVID in China?’: Awkward Convos from Different Sides of Pandemic. Here's an excerpt: How’s the COVID situation in China? I hesitated to type a response to my friend back in the US, as the latest media reports of the virus situation over there -- | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: On the High Prairie in Ordos, Inner Mongolia](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-on-the-high-prairie-in-ordos-inner-mongolia/) - This month I visited Inner Mongolia for the first time, and my trip brought me to Ordos, best known for its rugged grasslands, deserts, and also the mausoleum of Genghis Khan (unfortunately, no time to see that!). But I went there to discover another side of poverty relief supported by the internet -- in the | Speaking of China
- [Lawyer's Anti-racism Leadership Lights the Way for Action - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/lawyers-anti-racism-leadership-lights-the-way-for-action-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily just ran my most recent column titled Lawyer's Anti-racism Leadership Lights the Way for Action. Here's an excerpt: This year has witnessed an alarming spike in hate incidents against Asians around the world. The surge of openly racist and xenophobic attacks has only exacerbated the dark reality of a cruel pandemic overshadowing the | Speaking of China
- [Traveling to Ordos, Inner Mongolia for Video Shoot](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/traveling-to-ordos-inner-mongolia-for-video-shoot/) - I'm traveling to Ordos, Inner Mongolia this week for a video shoot on the road, to explore some of the poverty alleviation efforts in the region. Will share the full experience in a photo essay when I return. And since this is Nov 11 (11:11), the famed Singles Day, China's version of Black Friday, here's | Speaking of China
- [Biden/Harris Win Also a Proud Moment for Interracial Families](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/biden-harris-win-interracial-families/) - 50+ years since interracial marriage became legal across the US, a woman in an interracial family will occupy the vice presidency for the 1st time. | Speaking of China
- [When US-China Tensions Get Personal: Intl Couples Spotlighted in PRI Story](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/when-us-china-tensions-get-personal-pri-story/) - For those couples who are a living reflection of US-China ties, recent tensions between two respective nations can feel a little more personal at times. | Speaking of China
- [Wowed by Ningxia 'Wonder Woman' at Poverty Relief Plant - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/wowed-by-ningxia-wonder-woman-at-poverty-relief-plant/) - Recently, China Daily published my most recent column titled Wowed by Ningxia 'Wonder Woman' at poverty relief plant. Here's an excerpt: Late into the evening during a recent trip to Ningxia Hui autonomous region, I couldn't stop thinking of Hai Yan, a "Wonder Woman" I had met at a factory in Minning, operating in support | Speaking of China
- [Troubled Expat In Bed w/ Tokyo Gangster: 'Lost Girls & Love Hotels' Film](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/lost-girls-love-hotels-film/) - When a self-destructive Tokyo expat starts a kinky affair with a Japanese gangster, the last thing she expects to find is love. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: A Stroll at Beijing's Summer Palace in September](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/together-at-beijings-summer-palace-in-september/) - Recently, Jun and I spent a leisurely September afternoon at Beijing's Summer Palace. We've missed the West Lake all these years living up in Beijing, and found strolling around the Summer Palace to be Beijing's answer to our favorite destination in Hangzhou. The Summer Palace is built around a lake (Kunming Lake) with many features | Speaking of China
- [Post-COVID Air Travel in China: Easier Than I Imagined - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/post-covid-air-travel-in-china-easier-than-i-imagined-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - Find out what my experience was like with domestic air travel in China -- and why it turned out to be easier than I ever expected. | Speaking of China
- [Traveling to China's Ningxia for Video Shoot](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/traveling-to-chinas-ningxia-for-video-shoot/) - This week I'm in the Chinese province of Ningxia (which is in the west, with desert areas, mountains and the Yellow River running through, and also the land of the wolfberry/goji berry). I'm in the midst of a very busy video shoot -- but I promise to return next week with plenty of photos to | Speaking of China
- [A Helping of 'Guoji Jiaoliu' Over Tasty Noodles in Hangzhou - Pub'd in China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/a-helping-of-guoji-jiaoliu-over-noodles-in-hangzhou/) - China Daily just published my latest column, titled A helping of guoji jiaoliu over tasty noodles in Hangzhou. Here's an excerpt: Years ago in September when I first started working in the city of Hangzhou, I had an unexpected encounter at one of my favorite pulled noodle carts. One night several Chinese soldiers with short | Speaking of China
- [American Woman's Chinese Husband Has Leukemia, Needs Help](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/american-woman-chinese-husband-leukemia/) - Lita, an Atlanta, GA native, is in difficulty: Her husband Lujun was diagnosed with leukemia, and they don't have insurance to cover costs of treatment. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: My Parents’ Beautiful Interracial Love Story](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/my-parents-beautiful-interracial-love-story/) - My parents have been in an interracial marriage for the past 30 years, and they have a truly unique love story that started with a chance encounter. | Speaking of China
- [Recipe: Vegan Cilantro Pizza w/ Shiitake Mushrooms and Savory Eggplant Sauce](https://www.speakingofchina.com/recipes/vegan-cilantro-pizza-shiitake-eggplant-sauce/) - Here in China, cilantro is an ubiquitous herb -- and it makes for an amazing vegan pizza, paired with an eggplant sauce and shiitake mushrooms. | Speaking of China
- [Shaobing Stack Up as Perfect Treat Even in Sultry August - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/shaobing-stack-up-perfect-treat-august/) - China Daily recently published my column titled Shaobing stack up as perfect treat even in sultry August. Here's an excerpt from that piece: When I think of shaobing, the fried flatbread that has become a favorite treat of mine from my mother-in-law's kitchen in rural Zhejiang province, I often recall a sultry August afternoon a | Speaking of China
- [Phillipa Soo of 'Hamilton' Speaks of Biracial (Chinese/European) Family Background](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/phillipa-soo-of-hamilton/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post titled Phillipa Soo of 'Hamilton' Speaks of Biracial (Chinese/European) Family Background. Here's the introduction: Call me "Helpless", but after watching the live-stage performance of the musical "Hamilton", I simply had to write about Phillipa Soo, who originated the role of Eliza Hamilton and also happens to | Speaking of China
- [Racism in 'Eleanor & Park' Novel Not Stopping Film Adaptation](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/criticism-of-racism-eleanor-and-park/) - Novel "Eleanor and Park" has a white girl, biracial Korean boy in love in school, and it has been criticized as racist. But it won't stop filming of movie. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Video - A Chinese Street Food and Dessert Tour of Singapore](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/video-chinese-street-food-dessert-tour-singapore/) - Singapore is a heaven for foodies, and this guest post and video from Pooja and Robbie shows some of its best Chinese street foods and desserts. | Speaking of China
- [Pooja and Robbie: Chindian Couple in Singapore Vlogs on Love, Life](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/pooja-and-robbie-chindian-couple-in-singapore-vlogs-on-love-life/) - If you're looking for a new vlog on Youtube, check out Pooja and Robbie, a Chindian (Chinese and Indian) couple with videos on interracial love and life. | Speaking of China
- [Fighting Against Racism Starts With Recognition - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/fighting-against-racism-starts-with-recognition-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily just published my latest column titled Fighting against racism starts with recognition. Here's an excerpt: Imagine that, while riding the bus, a passenger approached you and told you to "go back to your country". That's what happened to a friend of mine during her brief stint living and working abroad in the United | Speaking of China
- ['Au Crépuscule' (At Dusk): Knight in Making in Novel by Sabrina Mailhot - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/au-crepuscule-at-dusk-sabrina-mailhot/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post 'Au Crépuscule' (At Dusk): Knight in Making in Novel by Sabrina Mailhot, which introduces a debut novel written in French by a fellow woman in the WWAM (Western Women, Asian Men) community. Here's an excerpt from the introduction: Some literary dreams come years in the making, | Speaking of China
- [When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Cooking!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/when-the-going-gets-tough-the-tough-get-cooking/) - Author Rhiannon Jenkins Tsang recently kicked off a project titled Creatives in a time of Covid 19, and I was thankful she reached outto me for an essay about how I've been creative during this time. She just recently published my piece, titled When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Cooking. Here's an excerpt: | Speaking of China
- ['Everything I Never Told You' by Celeste Ng To Become TV Series](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/everything-i-never-told-you-by-celeste-ng-to-become-tv-series/) - The best-selling debut novel by Celeste Ng titled "Everything I Never Told You", a dark story centering on a family with a Chinese American father and white mother living in 1970s small town America grappling with an unimaginable tragedy, will be developed into a TV series, as reported by Variety. Back in 2014, when Celeste | Speaking of China
- [The Humble Power of 'Sleeping on Sticks and Tasting Bile' - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-humble-power-of-sleeping-on-sticks-and-tasting-bile-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily recently published my latest column titled The Humble Power of 'Sleeping on Sticks and Tasting Bile'. Here's an excerpt: The year 2020 has unleashed a tsunami of suffering that continues to engulf much of the world, undoubtedly reverberating throughout the lives of everyone across the globe. In my own personal sphere, I have | Speaking of China
- ['The Half of It' Film: Friendship, Flirtation, Family in Smart, Queer 'Cyrano'](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/the-half-of-it-film-friendship-flirtation-family-in-smart-queer-cyrano/) - "The Half of It" is a smart, queer take on "Cyrano" that features interracial friendship and flirtation, along with Asian American family challenges. | Speaking of China
- ['Before Bruce Lee, There Were Just No Asian American Heroes'](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/before-bruce-lee-there-were-just-no-asian-american-heroes/) - The PBS series "Asian Americans" gives screen time to that legendary actor and martial arts fighter Bruce Lee, highlighting his importance to audiences. | Speaking of China
- [Filipino, Mexican Farmworkers Marry, Join 1965 Grape Strike in California](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/filipino-mexican-farmworkers-marry-join-1965-grape-strike-california/) - A Filipino man and Mexican woman who met in the fields as farmworkers got married. More than a decade later, they joined the 1965 Delano Grape Strike. | Speaking of China
- [Moksad Ali, Ella Blackman: 1895 Blasian Marriage in New Orleans, USA](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/moksad-ali-ella-blackman-marriage-new-orleans/) - An Indian immigrant to the US named Moksad Ali married an African American named Ella Blackman in 1895 in New Orleans, USA. | Speaking of China
- [I'm Starting to Forget To Wear My Mask: Reopening Adventures in Beijing](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/forget-wear-mask-reopening-beijing/) - As the weather warms and Beijing continues to fling open its doors, I've caught myself walking out of my home more than once sporting a "naked" face. | Speaking of China
- [Cracking the 'Hummus Code' in a Healthy Tradition at Home - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/cracking-the-hummus-code-in-a-healthy-tradition-at-home-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily recently published my column titled Cracking the 'hummus code' in a healthy tradition at home. Here's an excerpt: As a longtime vegan enamored with many meat-free Middle Eastern dishes, which are much harder to find in restaurants in China, I made a powerful discovery in my own kitchen recently: I had finally cracked | Speaking of China
- [8 Adorable Masks For Couples Found on China's Taobao](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/8-adorable-masks-for-couples-found-on-chinas-taobao/) - On China's Taobao platform, you can find a host of adorable masks to cover up together with that special someone in your life. | Speaking of China
- [Ditching Beijing Subway for a Chevy: A Tale of Caution Amid Reopening - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/ditching-beijing-subway-for-a-chevy-a-tale-of-caution-amid-reopening-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post Ditching Beijing Subway for a Chevy: A Tale of Caution Amid Reopening. Here's an excerpt: Before the virus, it seemed unimaginable that my colleagues at the office in Beijing would brave the snarl of traffic jams in their own four wheels. Most of the cars parked | Speaking of China
- [Has Coronavirus Made My Balsamic Vinegar More Expensive?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/has-coronavirus-made-balsamic-vinegar-more-expensive/) - When I saw balsamic vinegar on sale at my supermarket at nearly 3 times the previous price, I had to wonder, was it because of the coronavirus? | Speaking of China
- [A Cinderella with Blasian Love: Diverse 1997 Disney TV Movie Still Wins Hearts](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/cinderella-blasian-love-1997-disney-tv-movie/) - Yes, Virginia, there's a Cinderella with blasian love. And this diverse 1997 Disney TV version still wins hearts, and stands as a groundbreaking example of how to adapt fairy tales for modern audiences. Known as Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, the 1997 Disney musical film cast the R&B wonder Brandy, who had shot to stardom early | Speaking of China
- ['I'm a Volunteer (in China)': Spanish Woman Helps Beijing Community Amid COVID-19](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/volunteer-china-spanish-woman-beijing-community/) - Among the front-line community workers in Beijing amid COVID-19 is Laura, a Spanish woman featured on China Education Network Television. | Speaking of China
- [Mugwort Foot Baths Soothed Us Through Worst of COVID-19 Outbreak](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/mugwort-foot-baths/) - During the height of the COVID-19 outbreak here in China, we adopted a new habit to de-stress -- a soothing daily foot bath, usually with mugwort. | Speaking of China
- [Blogs I Like Amid Coronavirus: Good Reads In Hard Times](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/blogs-i-like-amid-coronavirus-good-reads-in-hard-times/) - I'm highlighting a selection of posts related to COVID-19 from bloggers I like, from virus survivors to stories on the ground and stay-at-home support. | Speaking of China
- [Separate Plates, Serving Chopsticks: Dining Out in China Changes Amid COVID-19](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/separate-plates-serving-chopsticks-dining-in-china-covid-19/) - In the coronavirus era in China, the tables have turned on how people eat together, prompting a transformation in dining in public restaurants. | Speaking of China
- [Have Introverts Found Silver Lining in COVID-19 w/ More Time Alone? - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/have-introverts-found-silver-lining-in-covid-19/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post titled Have Introverts Found Silver Lining in COVID-19 w/ More Time Alone? Here's an excerpt: To go out or not, that was the question. At least, for many of us, it used to be something we all asked ourselves in the pre-COVID-19 era, as the weekend | Speaking of China
- [Finnish Woman in Guangzhou Spreads Love for City w/ Heartwarming Campaign](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/finnish-woman-in-guangzhou-spreads-love-for-city/) - Sara Jaaksola, a Finnish woman in GZ married to a local man, decided to spread some love for her city in a viral social media campaign. | Speaking of China
- ['Always Goodbye': Ups, Downs in China, US and Beyond in Graphic Novel by Ray Hecht](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/always-goodbye-graphic-novel-ray-hecht/) - Ray's experiences in moving to China and dating locals will resonate with those of us who have visited or lived in the country. | Speaking of China
- [No Longer 'Sleepless in Beijing' After Sharing My Epidemic Experience - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/no-longer-sleepless-in-beijing-after-sharing-my-epidemic-experience-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily just published my latest column titled No longer 'Sleepless in Beijing' after sharing my epidemic experience. Here's an excerpt: If my life in March were a movie, you might call it "Sleepless in Beijing", as I spent much of the month worrying about the health and well-being of family and friends in my | Speaking of China
- ['Crazy Rich Asians' the Movie Opens in China. How Will It Play With Audiences?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/crazy-rich-asians-the-movie-opens-china/) - Nov 30 marks the opening date in China for 'Crazy Rich Asians' the movie. But how will the film play out with Chinese audiences? And will it see success? | Speaking of China
- ['How I Became Russian' Movie Pits Shanghainese Man Against Future Russian Father-in-Law](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/how-i-became-russian-movie-pits-shanghainese-man-against-future-russian-father-in-law/) - Much like 'Meet the Parents', the movie 'How I Became Russian' pits a young Shanghainese man engaged to a Russian woman against his future father-in-law. | Speaking of China
- ['Made in China' Movie: Franco-Chinese Man Dating White Woman Reconnects with His Family](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/made-in-china-movie-franco-chinese-man-dating-white-woman-reconnects-with-his-family/) - "Made in China" explores reconnecting with estranged family through the eyes of a 30-year-old Franco-Chinese man in Paris with a pregnant white girlfriend. | Speaking of China
- [‘Running for Grace’ Movie: Interracial Love in 1920s Hawaii Goes the Distance](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/running-for-grace-movie-interracial-love/) - Love blooms in the coffee fields when a half-Japanese orphan named Jo, a medicine runner, gazes upon Grace, the young daughter of a white plantation owner. | Speaking of China
- ['A Simple Favor' Mixes Up Mystery, Thrills, Fun (AMWF Movies Worth Watching)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/a-simple-favor-amwf-movies-worth-watching/) - If the coming of Halloween has you envisioning a night of mystery and thrills mixed with a twist of fun, then consider the 2018 film "A Simple Favor." | Speaking of China
- [Staying at Home? Roundup of Books, Movies Featured Here For Your Quarantine](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/staying-at-home-roundup-of-books-movies-featured-here-for-your-quarantine/) - Your ultimate quarantine list of books and movies I've previously featured on the blog, to accompany you at home. | Speaking of China
- [Just How Contagious Is Coronavirus? <1 Minute of Close Contact Got People in China Infected](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/just-how-contagious-is-coronavirus/) - Shocking news reports of how people contracted the virus here in China have shown me how contagious it is. | Speaking of China
- [Coronavirus 'Signs' of the Times: Public Service Posters Seen in Beijing](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/coronavirus-signs-of-the-times-public-service-posters-seen-in-beijing/) - First came the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, epidemic, followed by a flurry of public service announcements and posters. These posters in particular have become an ubiquitous part of the daily landscape I pass through between the office (just a 10-minute walk away) and home. Previously, I shared with you my 11 tips for preparing for | Speaking of China
- [I Loved Hair Salons in China, but Now I’m the Home Barber, Thanks to the Virus - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/i-loved-hair-salons-in-china-but-now-im-the-home-barber-thanks-to-the-virus-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post I Loved Hair Salons in China, but Now I’m the Home Barber, Thanks to the Virus. Here's an excerpt: For years I have lauded barber shops in China as one of the greatest things about living in this country. I’ve praised their service in so many | Speaking of China
- [In Old Frontiersman's Lost Horse, We Find Encouragement - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/in-old-frontiersmans-lost-horse-we-find-encouragement-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily just published my most recent column In old frontiersman's lost horse, we find encouragement. Here is an excerpt: Long before I ever uttered my first word in Mandarin Chinese, I encountered a story that has helped me redefine how I approach the good and the bad in life－the tale of the old frontiersman's | Speaking of China
- [Coronavirus: Loved Ones Once Worried About Me in China, Now I Worry About Them](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/coronavirus-loved-ones-once-worried-about-me-in-china-now-i-worry-about-them/) - I never thought that the tables would flip and I would find myself fearing for family and friends overseas, as their countries are forced to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. | Speaking of China
- [Coronavirus: My Bread Flour Shortage Points to Curious Trend in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/coronavirus-my-bread-flour-shortage-points-to-curious-trend-in-china/) - The coronavirus has led to some unusual pressure on supplies that I never had to virtually elbow my fellow shoppers over. And it's not about toilet paper. | Speaking of China
- [SARS vs COVID-19: Comparing My Experiences in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/sars-vs-covid-19-comparing-experiences-china/) - COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, is not my first experience of living through an epidemic in China. How has it been the same/different from SARS? | Speaking of China
- [Love Amid Coronavirus: Separated Lovers, Veggie Bouquets, Brave Medic Couples](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/love-amid-coronavirus-separated-lovers-veggie-bouquets-brave-medic-couples/) - When a nation like China calls for quarantines and lockdowns, which have left many bound to their apartments, love has to find new ways to thrive. | Speaking of China
- [Coronavirus: 11 Tips to Prepare for an Outbreak (We’ve Managed in China, You Can Too)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/coronavirus-tips-to-prepare-for-an-outbreak/) - Here are some steps you should consider in preparation for a potential novel coronavirus outbreak, based on authoritative sources and experience. | Speaking of China
- [Editing News in China Amid the Novel Coronavirus Epidemic - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/editing-news-in-china-amid-the-novel-coronavirus-epidemic-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post titled Editing News in China Amid the Novel Coronavirus Epidemic. Here's an excerpt: For the vast majority of people in China, the novel coronavirus epidemic has meant a delay in getting back to normal – whether work or school – and even more time off. But | Speaking of China
- [My Temperature Is My Passport, Verify Me – The Outbreak Diaries](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/my-temperature-is-my-passport-verify-me-the-outbreak-diaries/) - These days amid the novel coronavirus epidemic here in China, my temperature truly is my passport for getting around in this new world. | Speaking of China
- [The Outbreak Diaries: Feeling Healthier These Days, Despite Epidemic](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-outbreak-diaries-feeling-healthier-these-days-despite-epidemic/) - Healthier during an epidemic? As strange as it might sound, since the novel coronavirus epidemic started, I’ve enjoyed one of my healthiest winter months. | Speaking of China
- [Outbreak Spurs More Creativity, Ingenuity in the Kitchen – Pub’d on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/outbreak-spurs-more-creativity-ingenuity-in-the-kitchen-pubd-on-china-daily/) - During this novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak, a lot of folks have spent more time indoors. And that has inspired a feast of delicious foods, cooked right in our own kitchens. Online I had noticed so many friends here in China sharing mouthwatering photos of their latest kitchen creations, which often reminded me of my own | Speaking of China
- [I Got Hacked, But Have Quickly Bounced Back](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/i-got-hacked-but-have-quickly-bounced-back/) - If you happened to attempt to visit my site from a little after 6 pm UTC on Feb 17 until 1:30 am UTC on Feb 18, you might have been shocked to find the entire website wiped of all its content, appearing much like a fresh install of a new and generic blog. That’s because | Speaking of China
- [The Outbreak Diaries: Adjusting to a New (If Temporary) Normal in Beijing](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-outbreak-diaries-adjusting-to-a-new-if-temporary-normal-in-beijing/) - When this outbreak first hit, it created a sudden tsunami of changes (and deluge of news stories – I’ve never been so busy here at the office during a holiday). With all of these different adjustments to life here in Beijing, at first I really didn’t know what to say because I was still kind | Speaking of China
- [How the Coronavirus Outbreak in China Has Touched Our Lives - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/how-the-coronavirus-outbreak-in-china-has-touched-our-lives-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - At the group blog, we put together a post sharing experiences from multiple contributors, including me. It's titled How the Coronavirus Outbreak in China Has Touched Our Lives. Head on over to WWAM BAM to read it in full. And feel free to share your experiences too! | Speaking of China
- [How the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak Has Changed My Daily Life Here in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/novel-coronavirus-changed-daily-life-china/) - What's it like to live in China amid the coronavirus outbreak? I'm sharing my own experiences as someone residing in Beijing. | Speaking of China
- [Short Update Amid Virus: We Are Safe, Well in Beijing](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/short-update-amid-virus-we-are-safe-well-in-beijing/) - Posting a quick update here, as the novel coronavirus outbreak here in China has made headlines around the world, leading some family and friends to express concern over me and Jun here in Beijing. I just wanted to let everyone know we are safe and well in the capital city. My office is just around | Speaking of China
- [On my first funeral in China, and the loss of my first close Chinese family member](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/first-funeral-china-loss-first-close-chinese-family-member/) - When you're married to a Chinese national, there are the experiences you get to be privilege to -- and wish you weren't. Like a funeral in China. | Speaking of China
- [The Plum Blossom, Our Greatest 'Friend' of the Winter - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-plum-blossom-our-greatest-friend-of-the-winter-pubd-on-china-daily/) - Recently, China Daily published my latest column titled The plum blossom, our greatest 'friend' of the winter. Here's an excerpt: If anyone had ever told me as a child growing up in the United States that a flower could flourish in the coldest days of winter, a flower that bloomed straight from the bare branches | Speaking of China
- [2013 Blogs by Western Women Who Love Chinese Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/2013-blogs-by-western-women-who-love-chinese-men/) - It's March 8 -- International Women's Day -- and time for an update to my list of blogs by Western women who love Chinese men! | Speaking of China
- [2016 Blogs by Western Women Who Love Chinese Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/2016-blogs-by-western-women-who-love-chinese-men/) - It's March and we just celebrated Int'l Women's Day. Time to update to my list of blogs by Western women who love Chinese men for 2016! | Speaking of China
- [2014 Blogs by Western Women Who Love Chinese Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/2014-blogs-western-women-love-chinese-men/) - It's March, with International Women's Day coming up this weekend, and time to update to my list of blogs by Western women who love Chinese men! | Speaking of China
- [Welcome to the official Good Chinese Wife blog tour (July 15 to July 28)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/welcome-official-good-chinese-wife-blog-tour-july-15-july-28/) - Twenty four bloggers from around the world have come together to kick off the conversation about a new AMWF memoir, and you're invited for the ride. | Speaking of China
- [2015 Blogs by Western Women Who Love Chinese Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/2015-blogs-by-western-women-who-love-chinese-men/) - It's March (the month we celebrate International Women's Day), and time to update to my list of blogs by Western women who love Chinese men! | Speaking of China
- [Speaking of China's Top 5 Friday Posts For 2013](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/speaking-chinas-top-5-friday-posts-2013/) - As we say "Zaijian" to 2013, I'd like to reflect on the best of this year's Friday posts. | Speaking of China
- [Join the New Group Blog for Western Women Who Love Asian Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/join-new-group-blog-western-women-love-asian-men/) - WWAM Bam -- Western Women & Asian Men, Breaking All Molds -- is a new group blog for Western women who love Asian men. And you're invited to join us. | Speaking of China
- [Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award Q&A + My Nominees](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/sisterhood-of-the-world-bloggers-award-qa-my-nominees/) - I’m honored that Crystal of Foreign Indian Wife nominated me for a Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award! Crystal runs a lovely blog, sharing her experiences in Delhi, India as she navigates life as the American wife of an Indian man. My favorite post from her blog is India Has Changed Me – this piece | Speaking of China
- [More on Weathering Those Cross-Cultural Differences in Your Relationship](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/weathering-cross-cultural-differences-relationship/) - I’ve been happily married for over a decade to someone from another country and culture. And like many folks in my shoes, sometimes I forget how far I’ve come from the early days in my relationship...from those arguments, misunderstandings, and stumbles to where John and I are now. I was reminded of this after seeing the | Speaking of China
- [Was Kim Lee, Domestic Violence Victim in China, Right to Forgive Her Abusive Ex-Husband? - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/kim-lee-domestic-violence-victim-china-right-to-forgive-husband/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published a collaborative post I worked on titled Was Kim Lee, Domestic Violence Victim in China, Right to Forgive Her Abusive Ex-Husband? Here's an excerpt: Back in 2011, Kim Lee made headlines after posting shocking photos of her bruised and beaten face, the result of domestic abuse by her | Speaking of China
- [Should You Cave to Pressure to Drink, Smoke at Chinese New Year?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/pressure-to-drink-smoke-chinese-new-year/) - Should you cave to family pressure at Chinese New Year to drink or smoke, even if you’ve never done either, out of politeness to your hosts? | Speaking of China
- [Twas the Night Before Chinese New Year’s Day](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/twas-the-night-before-chinese-new-years-day/) - Twas the night before Chinese New Year’s Day, and all through the house, we were busy preparing for the Year of the Mouse! | Speaking of China
- [Don’t Marry in a ‘Widow Year’? On a Chinese New Year Superstition](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/dont-marry-in-a-widow-year-on-a-chinese-new-year-superstition/) - Why are certain Chinese lunar years called a “widow year”? And why is a "widow year" supposedly bad for marriage? Learn more about this superstition. | Speaking of China
- [Red Clothes, a Perfect Chinese New Year Gift for Someone’s Zodiac Year](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/red-clothes-perfect-chinese-new-year-gift-zodiac-year/) - Have any family or friends in China about to enter their zodiac year? Don’t forget them on your Chinese New Year shopping list -- and consider red clothes! | Speaking of China
- [Step on Villains? A Curious Find While Buying Lucky Red Socks for Chinese New Year - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/step-on-villains-a-curious-find-while-buying-lucky-red-socks-for-chinese-new-year-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my most recent post Step on Villains? A Curious Find While Buying Lucky Red Socks for Chinese New Year. Here's an excerpt: 2020 will welcome the Year of the Rat, the Chinese zodiac sign for some family members, which has prompted me to sift through online stores in | Speaking of China
- [7 Favorite Chinese Brands for Chinese New Year Gifts](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/7-favorite-chinese-brands-for-chinese-new-year-gifts/) - Here are 7 favorite Chinese brands – featuring foods and supplements -- that you should consider while shopping for Chinese New Year. | Speaking of China
- [The Best Posts on Speaking of China in 2019](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-best-posts-on-speaking-of-china-in-2019/) - The end of the year is near! If you're looking for a few great reads, why not peruse my roundup of the best posts from 2019 on Speaking of China? | Speaking of China
- [Actor Liu Ye, Wife Anais Martane Stand Up for Sea Turtles with WildAid](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/actor-liu-ye-wife-anais-martane-sea-turtles-wildaid/) - Actor Liu Ye and his wife Anais Martane, a celebrity Chinese-foreign couple in China, also serve as ambassadors for the NGO WildAid. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/twas-night-before-christmas-china/) - Twas the night before Christmas in China, which in China proved tough. Because we'd work the following morning, without a day off. But in a small corner of Beijing, there lived Jocelyn and Jun, Determined to dance to a Christmas-y tune. Dazzling lights and ornaments on the tiny tree Made it, despite the size, a | Speaking of China
- [4 Last-Minute Holiday Gift Ideas for Chinese Loved Ones](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/4-last-minute-holiday-gift-ideas-for-chinese-loved-ones/) - If you’ve saved your holiday shopping for the last minute and wonder what to buy for Chinese loved ones on your list, we’ve got you covered on this blog. | Speaking of China
- [Racist Rant Against Chinese Gets Foreigner in China Fired and Booted From China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/racist-rant-foreigner-china-fired/) - Austrian Mark Kolars got fired and asked to leave China over a racist tirade he posted on LinkedIn that went viral on Chinese social media. | Speaking of China
- [Intercultural Love Leads to More Creativity? Study by MIT Prof Says Yes](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/intercultural-love-leads-to-more-creativity/) - Creativity doesn't usually come to mind when we think of intercultural love -- but it should, thanks to a 2017 study from MIT professor Jackson G. Lu. | Speaking of China
- [Velma Demerson, Arrested for Having Chinese Boyfriend in Canada](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/velma-demerson-arrested-for-chinese-boyfriend-in-canada/) - Loving a Chinese man and expecting his child shouldn't be a crime. But white Canadian Velma Demerson was arrested in Canada in May 1939 for just that. | Speaking of China
- [A Trip Backwards: How People Thought of Interracial Marriages With Asian Men in the Past](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/past-interracial-marriages-asian-men/) - People often say that to understand the present, you have to look at the past. That’s why I started my AMWF History series, to examine interracial relationships between Asian men and non-Asian women in earlier times. So today, I’m revisiting some rather telling quotes from posts I’ve featured for AMWF History, in an effort to | Speaking of China
- [The Unglamorous Reality of Citizenship in Chinese-Foreign Marriages](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-unglamorous-reality-of-chinese-foreign-marriages-citizenship/) - How citizenship actually works when Chinese and foreigners wed is nothing like the ideas you might have had about international marriages. | Speaking of China
- ['African Jasmine Flower': Ruth Njeri Finds Success, Love on Chinese Stage](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/ruth-njeri-success-love-chinese-stage/) - Among the many talented foreign women who happened to marry Chinese men, there’s Kenyan Ruth Njeri, who rose to fame and found love on the stage in China. | Speaking of China
- [Are Highly Sensitive People More Accepted in Chinese Culture? One Study Says Yes](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/highly-sensitive-people-more-accepted-chinese-culture/) - Discovering this study, cited in the book 'The Highly Sensitive Person' by Elaine Aron, was an amazing revelation for a highly senstive person like me. | Speaking of China
- [Are Dating Apps Best for Chinese, Foreigners to Pair Up?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/dating-apps-best-chinese-foreigners/) - What dating apps should you use? But it's also worth asking, are dating apps the best way for Chinese and foreigners to find love together? | Speaking of China
- [Should Foreigners Who Marry Chinese Also Learn the Language?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/foreigners-marry-chinese-also-learn-language/) - If you’re a foreigner with a Chinese spouse or loved one, should you learn some Chinese? Even just at a conversational level? | Speaking of China
- [Liverpool's Lost Chinese Sailors, and the Families Left Behind in the UK (AMWF History)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/liverpools-lost-chinese-sailors-families/) - Liverpool, England, is home to one of those shameful, forgotten chapters in history -- when the UK suddenly deported Chinese sailors, devastating families. | Speaking of China
- [2019 in Photos on Speaking of China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/2019-in-photos-on-speaking-of-china/) - As we bid farewell to 2019, I thought it might be fun this year to share a sampling of some of my favorite photos on the blog from this past year. | Speaking of China
- [Watch Me Report from China Int'l Import Expo in Shanghai](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/watch-me-report-from-china-intl-import-expo-in-shanghai/) - China Daily sent me last week to do some video reporting from the China International Import Expo in Shanghai, and those videos have all gone live for you to watch and enjoy! You can see me: Do a promotional video for the expo Explore some of Shanghai's amazing culture at the expo Show more of | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Holiday Gift Roundup for Chinese Friends & Loved Ones](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/holiday-gifts-chinese-friends-loved-ones/) - To make your holiday to-do list a little easier, I'm rounding up all of my gift-giving advice in one easy post. Includes ideas for your Chinese friends and family, as well as hosts and even business associates. | Speaking of China
- [Giving Gifts to Your Chinese family - A Modest Guide](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/gifts-chinese-family/) - What gifts should you give to your Chinese family? Jocelyn, who has a Chinese husband, gives suggestions for everyone, from the grandparents and parents to sisters and brothers. | Speaking of China
- [Is It Truly the Holidays if Only You’re Celebrating?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/is-it-truly-the-holidays-if-only-youre-celebrating/) - What exactly is it that makes it a true holiday when you don’t have the momentum of an entire nation behind you, along with holiday trappings in stores? | Speaking of China
- [Forget the Critics: ‘Last Christmas’ w/ Henry Golding, Emilia Clarke Could Still Be a Classic](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/last-christmas-movie-henry-golding-emilia-clarke/) - I say, forget the critics. The movie “Last Christmas” with Henry Golding and Emilia Clarke could easily become another classic holiday film too. | Speaking of China
- [Oh, Maqiu: Mistaking a Winter Solstice Treat for Tangyuan - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/oh-maqiu-mistaking-a-winter-solstice-treat-for-tangyuan/) - Last week, China Daily just published my latest column titled Oh, maqiu: Mistaking a winter solstice treat for tangyuan. Here's an excerpt from that column: All those years, I had it all wrong about maqiu, a traditional winter solstice food for my husband Jun's family in rural Zhejiang province. Whenever Jun mentioned the sesame balls | Speaking of China
- [Christmas on Taobao: 5 Most Popular Online Holiday Goods in China - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/christmas-on-taobao-5-most-popular-online-holiday-goods-in-china-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post Christmas on Taobao: 5 Most Popular Online Holiday Goods in China. Here's an excerpt: When you live in a country that doesn’t officially celebrate Christmas, people are bound to interpret the holiday in both familiar and fascinating new ways. That includes the goods people associate with | Speaking of China
- [Actor, Model Godfrey Gao, 35, Died While Filming a Reality Show in China. What Happened?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/godfrey-gao-died-reality-show-china/) - Taiwanese-Canadian actor and model Godfrey Gao, 35, died from sudden cardiac arrest, after collapsing while filming a Chinese reality TV show. | Speaking of China
- [The Huotong: A Seat of Warmth and Ingenuity at the Table - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-huotong-seat-of-warmth-ingenuity-table/) - Last week China Daily just published my latest column -- The huotong: A seat of warmth and ingenuity at the table. Here's an excerpt from the piece: Late autumn, in the days I lived with my in-laws in rural Zhejiang province, meant the arrival of one of the warmest companions I ever had at the | Speaking of China
- [6 Tips and Tricks for Making an Amazing Thanksgiving Dinner in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/tips-tricks-amazing-thanksgiving-dinner-china/) - 2019 marks a sort of milestone for my husband Jun and me -- the year that we will finally make an authentic American-style Thanksgiving dinner here in China. We've got a whole bird on the menu (for my carnivorous husband!), baked tofu for me, the vegan, and loads of comfort foods with a vegan twist | Speaking of China
- [Gift Ideas for Chinese Loved Ones from Singles Day Shopping Trends](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/gift-ideas-chinese-loved-ones-singles-day-shopping/) - Need gift ideas for Chinese loved ones? Here are some major trends to consider, based on purchases Chinese consumers made around Singles Day in 2019 | Speaking of China
- [What It’s Like to Shop Singles Day in China - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/what-its-like-to-shop-singles-day-in-china-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post What It’s Like to Shop Singles Day in China. Here's an excerpt from the post: Ever since I’ve moved back to China, Singles Day -- or Double 11 -- has been a part of my yearly shopping routine. And this year was no exception. Once again | Speaking of China
- [At China Int'l Import Expo in Shanghai to Shoot Videos for China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/at-china-intl-import-expo-in-shanghai-to-shoot-videos-for-china-daily/) - This week, the China International Import Expo opens in Shanghai. And I'm there on behalf of China Daily website to host some videos, which include interviews with companies participating in the event (in its second year). I'll be on break from the blog during the week to focus on the video shoots, but will share | Speaking of China
- [Gaining a 'Bird-Watcher's-Eye View' of the World - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/gaining-a-bird-watchers-eye-view-of-the-world-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily has published my most recent column titled Gaining a 'Bird-Watcher's-Eye View' of the World. Here's an excerpt: When my husband and I spotted a dusky brown bird bobbing on a rock in a stream not far from the family home in rural Zhejiang, a feeling of excitement swept through me. "That's a dipper, | Speaking of China
- ['Spinster Kang': Interview with Author Zoe Roy](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/spinster-kang-interview-with-author-zoe-roy/) - The life of a Chinese immigrant, haunted by her past and determined never to marry, creates a powerful portrait of courage in the novel "Spinster Kang." | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: The Couple Who Walks Together, Stays Together](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-couple-who-walks-together-stays-together/) - Jun and I have discovered our common love for walking and hiking, and it has led to many adventures outdoors in Beijing, from tracing the canal near my office to getting lost in the woods in Olympic Forest Park. This week, I'm sharing a selection of some favorite recent photos, perhaps proving that the couple | Speaking of China
- [Guard in Beijing Shows How NOT to Ask for Help Finding Foreign Girlfriend](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/guard-in-beijing-shows-how-not-to-ask-for-help-finding-foreign-girlfriend/) - Recently, a guard in the community where I live surely demonstrated exactly how NOT to ask for an introduction to a foreign girlfriend. | Speaking of China
- [South Korea Bans Abusive Men from Marrying Foreign Women](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/south-korea-bans-abusive-men-from-marrying-foreign-women/) - South Korea approved legislation to prohibit men with a criminal record of domestic violence from inviting foreign women to the country for marriage | Speaking of China
- [Baring it All for Love? The Skinny on 'Naked Marriage' in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-skinny-on-naked-marriage-in-china/) - When I say my husband and I had a “half-naked marriage”, you’d be wrong to envision the two of us in, say, a stripper’s version of wedding garb. | Speaking of China
- [On Eggplant, Intercultural Love and Making Room for Cultural Differences at the Table](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/eggplant-intercultural-love-cultural-differences/) - Sometimes, two people of two distinct cultures might sit down to dinner, smell the eggplant, and discover they smelled something different after all. | Speaking of China
- [Watch Me on Video for China Daily Series 'Here I Am in China'](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/watch-me-on-video-for-china-daily-series-here-i-am-in-china/) - Watch me in Suzhou, Beijing and Shandong province as I host six episodes of China Daily's 'Here I Am in China' series. | Speaking of China
- [Eileen Gu, Alex Hua Tian and More: Bicultural Olympic Athletes Switching Nationality for the Games - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/eileen-gu-alex-hua-tian-and-more-bicultural-olympic-athletes-switching-nationality-for-the-games-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published a collaborative post I did with fellow contributor Holly. It's titled Eileen Gu, Alex Hua Tian and More: Bicultural Olympic Athletes Switching Nationality for the Games. Here's an excerpt: When the 15-year-old skiing superstar Eileen Gu announced her decision to switch her nationality from the US to China, | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd on China Daily: An Ode to China's Enchanting Sweet Osmanthus Flower](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/pubd-on-china-daily-an-ode-to-chinas-enchanting-sweet-osmanthus-flower/) - China Daily just published my latest column titled An ode to China's enchanting sweet osmanthus flower. Here's an excerpt: When I think of a golden autumn, my mind often turns to one of the great jewels of the season－sweet osmanthus, a tiny flower that has charmed generations of people every fall with its unforgettable fragrance. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Behind the Scenes of Beijing Photo Shoot for China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-beijing-photo-shoot-for-china-daily/) - For most of last week, China Daily website sent me on assignment to shoot some videos around Beijing, which put the spotlight on changes in culture and education around the city. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at some of the places we visited for the shoot. We shot a number of scenes at the National Center | Speaking of China
- [Shooting Videos in Beijing for China Daily Website](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/shooting-videos-in-beijing-for-china-daily-website/) - This week, I'm on assignment for China Daily website to shoot some videos around Beijing, also part of the series to commemorate the 70th anniversary of China's founding coming up in October, like the video shoots I did in Suzhou and Shandong province. Because of the busy schedule once again, I'll be off from blogging | Speaking of China
- [Tibetan-Style Blankets: Cross-Cultural Couple Creates Colorful Business](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/tibetan-style-blankets-cross-cultural-couple-creates-colorful-business/) - "It is our hope that our success will help Tibetans realize the beauty and value of their traditional crafts, and inspire an interest in preserving them." | Speaking of China
- [Henry Golding, Emilia Clarke to Lead Romantic Comedy Film ‘Last Christmas’ - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/henry-golding-emilia-clarke-last-christmas-wwam-bam/) - Fans of Henry Golding and Emilia Clarke will want to check their calendars for November this year. That's when the two will lead the new romantic comedy film "Last Christmas", which I just wrote about for WWAM BAM. Here's an excerpt: The movie centers on a downcast young woman named Kate, played by Clarke, who | Speaking of China
- [Riding the ‘Love Train’: Matchmaking Express Takes Off in China’s Chongqing](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/riding-love-train-china-chongqing/) - Move over, Love Boat. Southwest China’s Chongqing has discovered a more creative vehicle for matchmaking with its own “Love Train." | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Video Shoots in Suzhou and Shandong Province - Behind the Scenes](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/behind-scenes-suzhou-shandong-video-shoots/) - Last week I returned from a 10-day trip for video shoots for China Daily, which took me to the cities of Suzhou in Jiangsu province, and Qufu, Rongcheng and Weihai in Shandong province. The videos will publish sometime in the next few months. But in the meantime, I'd like to share a few of my | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Gifts for the Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/gifts-chinese-valentines-day/) - How do you say I love you -- with a gift -- on Qixi Festival, also know as the Chinese Valentine's Day? Jocelyn introduces the holiday, and offers gift suggestions to a Western woman with a Chinese boyfriend. | Speaking of China
- [Shooting Videos in Suzhou, Shandong Province for China Daily Website](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/shooting-videos-in-suzhou-shandong-province-for-china-daily-website/) - China Daily Website has sent me on assignment to Suzhou (and later Shandong province) on a 10-day video shoot for a series that will commemorate the upcoming 70th anniversary of China's founding (this October). The shoot will take me to a variety of locations, many with a link to Chinese culture (one of my favorite | Speaking of China
- [New Romantic Chinese TV Series to Sweeten Up Your Qixi Festival (Chinese Valentine's Day) - Rec'd by China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/new-romantic-chinese-tv-series-to-sweeten-up-your-qixi-festival-chinese-valentines-day-recd-by-china-daily/) - If you're a fan of TV series, and enjoy watching in Chinese, consider sweetening up the holiday with one of these new Chinese shows featured on China Daily. | Speaking of China
- [Giant Man Zhan Shicai (Chang Woo Gow) and Catherine Santley](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/chang-woo-gow-catherine-santley/) - Zhan Shicai (Chang Woo Gow) made a career out of his incredible height -- and while touring the world, met his wife Catherine Santley in Australia. | Speaking of China
- [Qixi Festival: Popular Gifts, Celebrations for the Chinese Valentine’s Day](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/qixi-festival-popular-gifts-celebrations-chinese-valentines-day/) - From roses and chocolates to matchmaking and stargazing, learn about popular gifts and ways to celebrate Qixi Festival, the Chinese Valentine's Day. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Celebrating 15 Years of Marriage](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-celebrating-15-years-of-marriage/) - Just last week, my husband Jun and I marked a major milestone in our marriage. Fifteen years ago on July 26, we stood before a government representative in Shanghai, promising to spend the rest of our lives together. It's hard to believe that 15 years have passed since that moment, yet I love Jun just | Speaking of China
- [The Magic of Finding an Ancient Civilization in Your Backyard - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-magic-of-finding-an-ancient-civilization-in-your-backyard-pubd-on-china-daily/) - My latest column for China Daily was just published in the paper. It's titled The magic of finding an ancient civilization in your backyard. Here's an excerpt: It's one thing to see history on display behind a museum glass and another to experience it right beneath the soles of your hiking shoes, just as my | Speaking of China
- [Chinese Bass Player, American Woman Start Lifelong 'Duet' in Guangzhou](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/chinese-bass-player-american-woman-guangzhou/) - Girl sees boy performing at a concert, longs to meet him, and somehow destiny helps kickstart a lifelong Chinese-American duet. | Speaking of China
- ['Touching Home in China' Explores Nation, Lives of Girls in Insightful, Intimate Curriculum](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/touching-home-in-china-curriculum/) - 'Touching Home in China' offers a very intimate take on China by following two Chinese adoptees in the US who journey back to their rural birthplaces. | Speaking of China
- [The Magical World of Janet DeNeefe and Ketut Suardana in Bali, Indonesia](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/janet-deneefe-ketut-suardana-bali-indonesia/) - Australian Janet DeNeefe and Balinese Ketut Suardana are the duo behind some magical dining and hospitality businesses in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia. | Speaking of China
- [6 Essential Tips for Surviving Long-Haul Flights to/From Asia - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/6-essential-tips-for-surviving-long-haul-flights-to-from-asia-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my article titled 6 Essential Tips for Surviving Long-Haul Flights to/From Asia. Here's an excerpt: As much as I love living and working here in Asia, my family still resides in the Midwestern US, which means every visit back requires that dreaded long-haul flight. My final destination isn’t | Speaking of China
- [‘A Jewish Girl in Shanghai’ Animates Chinese-Jewish Ties in WWII Ghetto](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/a-jewish-girl-in-shanghai-animates-chinese-jewish-ties-in-wwii-ghetto/) - The animated film “A Jewish Girl in Shanghai” (犹太女孩在上海), the first Chinese movie to take on the Holocaust, puts Chinese-Jewish ties in the spotlight. | Speaking of China
- [‘Shalom Shanghai’: Musical Drama Features Jewish-Chinese Love Story in WWII](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/shalom-shanghai-musical-drama-features-jewish-chinese-love-story-in-wwii/) - The musical drama “Shalom Shanghai“ centers on a love story between a Jewish woman and a Chinese soldier, and the complications they faced in WWII. | Speaking of China
- [Now a Featured Columnist on China Daily Website](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/featured-columnist-china-daily-website/) - Great news! China Daily website just upgraded me to featured columnist, complete with my own banner featuring my photo and name. | Speaking of China
- [Two Rachel DeWoskin Interviews on 'Someday We Will Fly' - Pub'd in China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/rachel-dewoskin-interview-on-someday-we-will-fly/) - China Daily recently published my two interviews with Rachel DeWoskin about her book "Someday We Will Fly", exploring life in Shanghai's Jewish settlement. | Speaking of China
- [China's Great Gastronomy Book Inspires Chef - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinas-great-gastronomy-book-inspires-chef-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily just published my column for the month titled China's great gastronomy book inspires chef, which was actually inspired by my trip to Hangzhou in April for a video shoot. Here's an excerpt from the piece: In a banquet room with a view of the historic West Lake in Hangzhou, a chef revealed to | Speaking of China
- [How China’s ‘Butterfly Lovers’ Fluttered Into My Heart – and Mobile Phone](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinas-butterfly-lovers/) - The 'Butterfly Lovers' concerto first moved me with its beautiful melody, before moving into my mobile phone -- and catching the eye of my future husband. | Speaking of China
- ['Foreign Babes' in China: 3 Rachel DeWoskin Books with Cross-Cultural Love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/foreign-babes-in-china-3-rachel-dewoskin-books-with-cross-cultural-love/) - Three of Rachel DeWoskin's books are set in China and explore cross-cultural understanding, including through love between foreign girls and Chinese guys. | Speaking of China
- [Food Is the Language of Love in My Mother-in-Law's Kitchen](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/food-is-the-language-of-love-in-my-mother-in-laws-kitchen/) - From savory shaobing to tantalizing smoked tofu, food has become a delicious way to bring me and my Chinese mother-in-law closer. | Speaking of China
- [The Rural Zhejiang Bird-Watching Club: Finding Unlikely Avian Wonders in My Husband's Village - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-rural-zhejiang-bird-watching-club-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my latest post, The Rural Zhejiang Bird-Watching Club: Finding Unlikely Avian Wonders in My Husband's Village. Here's an excerpt: Years ago, when my husband Jun and I spent some transitional months living in his family’s home in rural Zhejiang province, I once joked that we had inadvertently formed | Speaking of China
- [Untung Surapati: From Forbidden Romance to Rebellion in Colonial Indonesia](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/untung-surapati-from-forbidden-romance-to-rebellion-in-colonial-indonesia/) - A forbidden love affair between enslaved Untung Surapati in colonial Indonesia and a Dutch woman marked the beginning of a life of anti-imperial rebellion. | Speaking of China
- [Love at First Bite: Yangmei Is a Delicious Taste of Summer Fun - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/love-at-first-bite-yangmei-is-a-delicious-taste-of-summer-fun-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily just recently published my latest column, Love at first bite: Yangmei is a delicious taste of summer fun. Here's an excerpt: Never mind the harsh humidity, the relentless sunshine or anyone complaining of unbearably hot summers in China. Who has time to worry about that in June, a month that, for me, is | Speaking of China
- [Did Writer Pearl Buck and Poet Xu Zhimo Have a Love Affair?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/did-writer-pearl-buck-and-poet-xu-zhimo-have-a-love-affair/) - Xu Zhimo is one of the most esteemed Chinese romantic poets -- and some claim he may have had a love affair with the celebrated writer Pearl S. Buck. | Speaking of China
- [‘The Sun Is Also a Star’ Movie: Blasian Love Hits Big Screen](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/the-sun-is-also-a-star-movie-blasian-love-hits-big-screen/) - The movie adaptation of Nicola Yoon’s YA novel “The Sun Is Also a Star” opened in N Am, with many noting its romantic leads - a black girl and an Asian boy. | Speaking of China
- [The Joys of a Bilingual Relationship - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-joys-of-a-bilingual-relationship-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - It's been busy in the past week -- and as I'm getting caught up on things, I thought I'd point you to a piece I recently penned for the group blog WWAM BAM called The Joys of a Bilingual Relationship. Here's an excerpt: You could argue that English and Chinese – translations that is – | Speaking of China
- [Celebrating 10 Years of Blogging With 10 Photos](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/celebrating-10-years-of-blogging-with-10-photos/) - To mark this special 10-year "blog-iversary" I'm running 10 photos of me and my husband from the past decade, plus the most popular posts from each year. | Speaking of China
- [Review: 'Squeaky Wheels: Travels with My Daughter by Train, Plane, Metro, Tuk-tuk and Wheelchair' by Suzanne Kamata](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/squeaky-wheels-by-suzanne-kamata/) - Kamata’s memoir 'Squeaky Wheels', built loosely around a once-in-a-lifetime mother-daughter trip to Paris, offers readers a more unique perspective. | Speaking of China
- [Every Grain of Rice Reflects Virtue of Hard Labor Along Life's Path - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/every-grain-of-rice-reflects-virtue-of-hard-labor-along-lifes-path-pubd-on-china-daily/) - Earlier this week, China Daily published my latest column, Every grain of rice reflects virtue of hard labor along life's path. Here's an excerpt: One evening in May, while spending a summer break at my in-laws' home in their village in Zhejiang province, I returned from a walk to discover a dusty brown water ox | Speaking of China
- ['Travel to China: Everything You Need to Know Before You Go': Interview With Josh Summers](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/travel-to-china-josh-summers/) - "Travel to China: Everything You Need to Know Before You Go" by Josh Summers is chock full of all the practical tips you'd need to know from an insider. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Hangzhou Video Shoot - From West Lake to Wondrous Food](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-hangzhou-video-shoot/) - See behind-the-scenes shots from my trip to Hangzhou to shoot video footage for China Daily Website as well as the Asian Cuisine Festival. | Speaking of China
- [Heading to Hangzhou to Shoot Videos for China Daily Website](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/heading-to-hangzhou-to-shoot-videos-for-china-daily-website/) - I've lived in Hangzhou for years, and it's the home region of my husband. So what a thrill to have the opportunity to return there to shoot videos about one of the greatest attractions of the city -- its distinctive cuisine. We'll be in Hangzhou through the rest of the week, and possibly into the | Speaking of China
- [Now a Featured Contributor for 'China Views' on China Daily Website](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/now-a-featured-contributor-for-china-views-on-china-daily-website/) - I'm thrilled to share that China Daily's website ecently added me as one of the featured contributors in their "China Views" section on the Opinion page. (See my photo in the lower right-hand corner, which I've circled in red.) You'll now also find my regular columns right there on the website (as well as the | Speaking of China
- [13 Hot Travel Spots for Chinese Passport Holders in 2019](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/hot-travel-spots-chinese-passport/) - Traveling internationally as a Chinese citizen, or with one? Consider one of these hot 2019 travel destinations that are friendlier to Chinese passports. | Speaking of China
- [Conversations Reveal Power of People-to-People Exchanges - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/conversations-power-people-to-people-exchanges/) - China Daily just published my latest monthly column, titled Conversations reveal power of people-to-people exchanges. Here's an excerpt from the piece: "China must be a good place, because you love it so much." Those words from Donna, a close friend in the United States, amazed me during a recent phone conversation from a hotel room | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Asian Men Dominated this Hollywood Fashion Show and the Crowds LOVED it!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/asian-men-dominated-hollywood-fashion-show/) - The evening would soon be more thrilling than anyone ever expected. This was because the magic of Asian representation would enchant a fashion runway show | Speaking of China
- [Yu v ISU: Update on Trial and What's Next in Case](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/yu-v-isu-update-on-trial/) - The trial for my husband’s lawsuit, Jun Yu v ISU, took place from Feb 26 to March 1. As it turned out, it was a bench trial -- and it’s still not over yet. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: A Behind-The-Scenes Look Into The Trial](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/photo-essay-trial/) - A lot went into the trial. To give you look into this unique experience I'm sharing some photos from our time during and just after the trial. | Speaking of China
- [Eddie Peng's Flirtatious Scarf Exchange in Longines Ad Makes Me Smile](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/eddie-peng-longines-ad/) - This campaign from Longines, featuring Taiwanese-born Canadian actor and Longines brand ambassador Eddie Peng, has me -- and my husband -- all in smiles. | Speaking of China
- [Rapeseed Blooms Bring Beauty and Lessons of Resilience - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/rapeseed-blooms-bring-beauty-and-lessons-of-resilience-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily published my latest column titled Rapeseed blooms bring beauty and lessons of resilience. Here's an excerpt: After Spring Festival holidays, there's one thing I look forward to most in March－the golden fields of rapeseed flowers that bloom across the terraced hills in my husband's hometown in rural Zhejiang province. It's a stunning display | Speaking of China
- [Romance in the Chinese Lantern Festival – Why the Holiday Lights Up Hearts Too](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/romance-chinese-lantern-festival/) - Just as the Chinese Lantern Festival lights up the night with elaborate displays of colorful lanterns, it has traditionally lit up young hearts as well. | Speaking of China
- [How to celebrate Valentine's Day/Chinese Lantern Festival + tangyuan recipes!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/celebrate-valentines-daychinese-lantern-festival-tangyuan-recipes/) - February 14, 2014 marks the rare concurrence of Valentine's Day/Chinese Lantern Festival. I discuss how to celebrate including two special tangyuan recipes. | Speaking of China
- [An Interview With PK Mahanandia, the 'Amazing...Man Who Cycled From India to Europe for Love'](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/an-interview-with-pk-mahanandia-the-amazing-man-who-cycled-from-india-to-europe-for-love/) - An outcast Indian man and Swedish woman from nobility fall in love in the 1970s, and he later embarks on a legendary journey by bicycle to reunite with her. | Speaking of China
- [No Time for 'Marry Me': Train Couple's Fleeting Rendezvous Warms Hearts Across China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/train-couples-rendezvous-warms-hearts-china/) - In just 112 seconds, a train couple expresses a lifetime of love during one of the most moving holiday meetings in China. Learn how it unfolds. | Speaking of China
- [Why Hangzhou China is truly for lovers (and Valentine's Day)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/hangzhou-china-truly-lovers-valentines-day/) - Here are four reasons why Hangzhou, China could be the perfect place to spend your Valentine’s Day – or, for that matter, any romantic holiday or getaway. | Speaking of China
- [How Are Age and Chinese New Year Connected? - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/how-are-age-and-chinese-new-year-connected-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post titled How Are Age and Chinese New Year Connected? Here's an excerpt from that piece: Years ago, when I went to have my fortune read at the Shihlin Night Market in Taipei, the fortune-teller gave me quite a shock when he declared me two years older | Speaking of China
- [China Daily Videos: Watch Me Discuss Family Small Talk, Delivery for Chinese New Year](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/china-daily-videos-chinese-new-year/) - Recently, I served as a guest for two Chinese New Year-themed videos for China Daily, where we discussed online delivery of Chinese New Year goods and also how to navigate family small talk during the holidays. For anyone who has ever wondered, "What does Jocelyn sound like?" here's your chance to hear and see me | Speaking of China
- [Delivering a Little Love and Care for Chinese New Year - Pub'd in China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/delivering-a-little-love-and-care-for-chinese-new-year-pubd-in-china-daily/) - China Daily just published my latest monthly column Delivering a little love and care for Chinese New Year. Here's an excerpt from the piece: Less than 24 hours after I had placed an online order on Alibaba's Tmall Supermarket, my father-in-law's jubilant voice on the other end of the phone conversation confirmed that everything had | Speaking of China
- ['Recipes From the Garden of Contentment' (随园食单): 1st English Translation of Seminal Guide to Chinese Gastronomy](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/recipes-from-the-garden-of-contentment/) - The first-ever translation by Sean Chen, who I interview, finally makes this classic guide to Chinese gastronomy accessible to an English-speaking audience. | Speaking of China
- [Putting Heartbreak Behind Me in Moving to China - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/putting-heartbreak-behind-me-in-moving-to-china-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - Years ago, when I made the serendipitous – and seemingly accidental – decision to come to China, I actually had a fresh start in mind. | Speaking of China
- [Caution! Chinese New Year Is Coming: Why You Should Be Careful Ahead of the Holidays](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/caution-chinese-new-year-coming/) - Chinese New Year is the most wonderful time of the year for Chinese people, but there's also a flip side to all of the joy and festivities of the season. | Speaking of China
- [Study of Foreign Women/Chinese Men Seeks Online Survey Participants](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/study-of-foreign-women-chinese-men/) - Are you a foreign woman or Chinese man in a foreign-Chinese couple in China? A researcher at Peking University's Yenching Academy seeks survey participants. | Speaking of China
- [‘Hong Kong Noir’: Fictional Anthology Explores City’s Dark Side](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/hong-kong-noir-anthology/) - Learn more about 'Hong Kong Noir' -- great for anyone interested in Hong Kong who also enjoys dark stories -- through my interview with Susan Blumberg-Kason | Speaking of China
- [Best of 2018 in Posts, Photos on Speaking of China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/best-of-2018-in-photos-posts/) - As we bid 2018 farewell, I'm taking a look back over the past year by sharing the best pics from my photo essays as well as posts on the blog. Before we get to those photos, let's review the top five posts on Speaking of China by views: #5: “She Liked Having Threesomes": Chinese Men | Speaking of China
- ["The Moment Our Eyes Met, I Froze": Chinese Men Open up About Dating Foreign Women on Vice.cn](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/moment-eyes-met-froze-chinese-men-dating-foreign-women/) - I still remember ... the way I felt when she raised her head to look at me. The moment our eyes met, I froze, because her laughter was too enchanting. | Speaking of China
- [“It Was Her First Time to Sleep With a Chinese Man”: Chinese Men Open up About Dating Foreign Women on Vice.cn](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/sleep-with-chinese-men-dating-foreign-women/) - So she once asked me, “Do you want to try it with a foreign girl?” Then somehow we went back to my dorm. It was her first time to sleep with a Chinese man. | Speaking of China
- [“I Awoke to Find a Girl Lying by My Side”: Chinese Men Open up About Dating Foreign Women on Vice.cn](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/awoke-find-girl-lchinese-men-dating-foreign-women/) - One evening I drank heavily and the next morning I awoke to find a girl lying by my side. At the time I was incredibly embarrassed and she was very shocked. | Speaking of China
- [Riding the 'Love Boat': Ukrainian Woman Falls for Chinese Cruise Ship Colleague](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/riding-the-love-boat-ukrainian-woman-falls-for-chinese-cruise-ship-colleague/) - When my girlfriends and I entered the l boat...he was already onboard.... He was the handsome IT engineer on the cruise ship. | Speaking of China
- [Romanced on a Shanghai Bicycle (Almost) for Two: Cherished Memories of When My Husband 'Picked Me up' on His Bike](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/romanced-shanghai-bicycle-for-two/) - Some of my fondest memories with Jun happened while I was riding on the back of his bicycle in Shanghai, which we dubbed our "official car". | Speaking of China
- [Chinese Student in Germany Gives Dating Advice to Fellow Countrymen](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-student-germany-gives-dating-advice/) - Your average ABC (American Born Chinese) studs don’t have this trouble. So my answer is for those foreign students who left China after they became adults. | Speaking of China
- [When East Marries West: When One Wedding Won't Do](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/when-east-marries-west-when-one-wedding-wont-do/) - Many East-West couples prefer to organize at least two wedding ceremonies for lots of reasons -- and here are some examples of how couples did it. | Speaking of China
- [Marriage Reform Empowers People to Follow Their Hearts - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/marriage-reform-china-daily/) - China Daily just published my latest column, a version of the speech I delivered a few weeks ago, titled Marriage reform empowers people to follow their hearts. Here's an excerpt from that piece: On a summer day in 2004, a young Chinese man and a young woman from the United States walked up to a | Speaking of China
- [Christmas Tree a Symbol of Love, Acceptance Across Cultures - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/christmas-tree-pubd-on-china-daily/) - Recently, China Daily published my holiday-themed column Christmas tree a symbol of love, acceptance across cultures. Here's an excerpt: My old Christmas tree－the very one I bought years ago at a Hangzhou supermarket－was the last thing I expected to find in my in-laws' storage room in their rural Zhejiang home. My husband Jun and I | Speaking of China
- [The 6 Pluses (and Minuses) of Christmas in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-6-pluses-and-minuses-of-christmas-in-china/) - Over the years, I've vacillated between loving the holidays in China and longing for a Christmas just like those I used to know back in America. | Speaking of China
- [Seeing Christmas Through the ‘Apple’ of China’s Eyes - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/seeing-christmas-apple-chinas-eyes/) - The group blog WWAM BAM! just published my post Seeing Christmas Through the ‘Apple’ of China’s Eyes. Here's an excerpt: The other day, while browsing Alibaba’s Tmall, the online giant’s popular virtual shopping center, I happened upon a Christmas item that I had never seen before: gift boxes for Christmas Eve Apples. They had the | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Speaking of Reform at Beijing Bookworm Event for China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-speaking-of-reform-at-beijing-bookworm-event-for-china-daily/) - This past Wednesday, China Daily featured me as a speaker at a meetup event for foreign professionals timed to China's 40th anniversary of their reform and opening-up. I shared my personal experience with reform as it relates to the country's marriage law. In lieu of a post, I'm sharing a few photos from that event. | Speaking of China
- [Holiday Book Sale + Other Great Gifts for Readers](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/holiday-book-sale-on-parsley-coriander-other-great-gifts-for-readers/) - The expat novel 'Parsley & Coriander' is on sale! Also, recommendations of other great books I've featured on this blog, which could make great gifts. | Speaking of China
- ['Fruitful' Idea: An Easy Christmas Gift for Family, Friends in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/fruitful-idea-christmas-gifts-family-friends-china/) - Are you worried about what Christmas gifts in China you should buy for your friends, family or hosts here? Then let's talk gifts, with a fruitful idea. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: I Made News + Other Xi'an Trip Highlights](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-news-xian-trip-highlights/) - A few weeks ago, I made a whirlwind trip to Xi'an to participate in a conference discussing the China-initiated Belt and Road Initiative. | Speaking of China
- [A World of (Familiar) Wonder: How Living Abroad Changed My View of Home - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/a-world-of-familiar-wonder/) - It’s amazing how putting down roots in another country can transform your perspective on places you knew so intimately, like your hometown. | Speaking of China
- [Translating a US Thanksgiving to Family in China - Pub'd in China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/translating-thanksgiving-to-family-china/) - China Daily published my column titled Translating a US Thanksgiving to family in China, where I share my memories of trying to explain this favorite American holiday of mine to my Chinese in-laws. Here's an excerpt: "Well, we have this big meal together with family, and we eat things like turkey and cranberries ..." As | Speaking of China
- [ISU Delays Trial, But Must Pay a Price: Jun Yu v ISU Update](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/isu-delays-trial-must-pay-price/) - Idaho State University requests a delay for the trial in my husband's discrimination case -- but the Court orders them to pay for it. | Speaking of China
- [Heading to Xi'an, China This Week on Business Trip](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/heading-to-xian-this-week-on-business-trip/) - A few hours after this publishes, I'll be boarding a plane bound for Xi'an, one of my favorite cities in China! This trip is mainly for business -- I'll have the chance to visit some of the China-Europe trains, a logistics park and more, and will deliver a couple of speeches. But I'm also looking | Speaking of China
- [Finding the Faith to Move Forward in the Darkness - Pub'd in China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/finding-the-faith-to-move-forward-in-the-darkness-pubd-in-china-daily/) - China Daily just published my latest monthly column, titled Finding the faith to move forward in the darkness, on their official WeChat account. It's about this one time several years ago when my husband and I found ourselves lost in the dark on mountain, with no clear trail. Here's an excerpt: When the mountain trail you | Speaking of China
- [Men Can Model Lipstick, and Still Be Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/china-men-model-lipstick/) - Zhu Zhengting, the hot new heartthrob from boy bands Nine Percent and NEX7, stared at me from an ad, with his finger lingering seductively on the lips. It almost resembled those typical images of male models or stars, using their gorgeous faces and physiques to sell everything from jeans to jackets. But there was one | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Enjoying Fall Foliage at Beijing's Fragrant Hills](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-enjoying-fall-foliage-at-beijings-fragrant-hills/) - Beijing's Fragrant Hills burst forth in brilliant reds, yellows and oranges with the coming of autumn, and visiting still remains one of those must-do experiences if you come to the city in October. Jun and I decided to go hiking there, timing our visit to catch the fall foliage at its peak. First off, it's | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: A Great Wall of Autumn Colors - Visiting Badaling National Forest Park](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-a-great-wall-of-autumn-colors-visiting-badaling-national-forest-park/) - There's nothing like hiking through mountains when autumn shows its brilliant colors -- especially when you can hike beside and enjoy views of the Great Wall. That's what Jun and I did this past week in a visit to Badaling National Forest Park. It's an easy journey from Beijing (just take bus 877 from the | Speaking of China
- [‘Love Battle’ (爱情保卫战): Cross-Cultural Couples Collide in Chinese TV Show](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/love-battle-aiqing-baowei-zhan/) - Can you resolve your cross-cultural dating dilemmas and boost your Chinese? Maybe, if you’re watching the Chinese reality show Love Battle (爱情保卫战). | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: I Love How This Young Chinese Man Treats My White American Daughter](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/i-love-this-young-chinese-man/) - I have no idea what will happen in the future, but I love this young Chinese man and how well he treats both me and my white American daughter. | Speaking of China
- [Nobel Prize Winner Roger Yonchien Tsien and Wendy Globe (AMWF History)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/roger-yonchien-tsien-wendy-globe/) - Roger Yonchien Tsien won the Nobel Prize in 2008 for his brilliant work in with the green fluorescent protein, and happened to marry Wendy Globe. | Speaking of China
- [Nobel Prize Winning Physicist Samuel Chao Chung Ting and Susan Marks (AMWF History)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/samuel-chao-chung-ting-susan-marks/) - Nobel laureaute Samuel Chao Chung Ting broke new ground in the field of physics and also, to an extent, in his love life, marrying twice to white women. | Speaking of China
- [Public Kisses in the Movies: Romantic or Embarrassing?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/public-movie-kisses/) - Whenever I watch a romantic comedy with my husband Jun, we always laugh together over that inevitable moment when the couple shares a kiss – in public. | Speaking of China
- [An Ode to China's Enchanting Sweet Osmanthus Flowers (Pub'd on WWAM BAM)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/an-ode-to-chinas-enchanting-sweet-osmanthus-flowers-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just ran my post An Ode to China's Enchanting Sweet Osmanthus Flowers. Here's an excerpt: If dreams and hopes had a scent, it might just be the sweet osmanthus bloom. This autumn marks the first in many years without the pleasure of one of my favorite flowers, which comes out | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: A Stalker of Women Invaded My Shanghai Workplace](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/stalker-women-invaded-shanghai-workplace/) - Last week, my Chinese coworker came over to me and said, "Did you hear about the stalker at work?” The news has rattled me a bit. | Speaking of China
- [Discovering Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire in China - My China Daily Sept Column](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chestnuts-roasting-open-fire-china/) - Last Friday, China Daily published my column for the month of September: Discovering chestnuts roasting on an open fire in China. Here's an excerpt: "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire," is the first line of The Christmas Song, one of my favorite holiday tunes growing up in the United States. Yet as a child, I | Speaking of China
- [Journey to the West: An Indian Man Cycles From His Country to Europe in the Pursuit of Love (Pub'd in China Daily)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/journey-to-the-west-china-daily/) - China Daily just published my feature story, titled Journey to the West, about PK Mahanandia and his extraordinary journey from India to Sweden by bicycle for love (which I blogged about earlier this year). Here's an excerpt from the piece: PK Mahanandia, the subject of the book The Amazing Story of the Man Who Cycled | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Taking Time to Smell The Roses - Our Beijing Summer](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-taking-time-to-smell-the-roses-our-beijing-summer/) - It's hard to believe summer will officially end later this week! Despite the scorching temperatures we saw here in Beijing (like much of the world), Jun and I still enjoyed our share of light moments (including, yes, taking the time to smell the roses). While I'm catching up on some work, I'm bringing you a | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: AMWF 'Thor and Sif' Thunder Ahead in Photos](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/amwf-thor-sif-photos/) - Enjoy this AMWF Thor and Sif photo collaboration by Ana Hudson, a new model and photographer hitting the scene, part of her 'Project Justice' portfolio. | Speaking of China
- [Chinese Man Seeks Lost American Wife, Son Who Disappeared in Hangzhou](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-man-seeks-lost-american-wife-son-hangzhou/) - First WeChat reports surfaced of a lost 2-year-old mixed-race boy in Hangzhou. Later reports revealed he had gone missing with his mom, an American. | Speaking of China
- ['Crazy Rich' Film Puts Spotlight on Some Sexy Asian Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/crazy-rich-film-puts-spotlight-sexy-asian-men/) - There has never been another Hollywood movie packed with quite so many Asian male actors who will make you say, "Hubba Hubba!" | Speaking of China
- [Daniel Wu, Lisa Selesner Are My New Model Couple, But the Reason Might Surprise You](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/daniel-wu-lisa-selesner-couple/) - Fans of “Into the Badlands” star Daniel Wu may know he married fellow American Lisa Selesner. But the reason I love this couple might surprise you. | Speaking of China
- [Are Couples with Height Differences Better in China? Even When Woman Is Taller?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/couples-height-differences-better-china/) - When I said I was taller than my husband, my colleague gave us an unexpected thumbs-up – though it’s more unusual for women to date and marry shorter men. | Speaking of China
- [Ancestors Have a Special Seat at the Table for ‘Ghost Festival’ - Pub'd in China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/ancestors-table-ghost-festival/) - This China Daily column traces my first experience with the Ghost Festival and also how it ultimately moved me to re-imagine my relationship with ancestors. | Speaking of China
- [On Dating Chinese Men -- Or Why You Shouldn't Judge After Only One Date](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/on-dating-chinese-men/) - Recommended reading on the topic of dating Chinese men, and why it's misleading to draw conclusions from one date alone. | Speaking of China
- [2011 Blogs by Western Women who Love Chinese Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/2011-china-blogs-western-women-chinese-men/) - My 2011 update of all the blogs by Western women who love Chinese men, including authors, mothers, scholars, translators, teachers and truly unique souls. | Speaking of China
- [China Blogs by Western Women who Love Chinese Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/china-blogs-western-women-love-chinese-men/) - As we remember the women who make a difference in our world, there's one minority voice we shouldn't forget -- the Western women who love Chinese men. China blogs are still a man's world, so our voices are often lost in the comments and trackbacks. But Western women who love Chinese men have a unique perspective to a woman's experience in China -- which makes their blogs even more valuable in the blogsphere. Here's my list, in alphabetical order (according to the blog's name). | Speaking of China
- [2017 Blogs by Western Women Who Love Chinese Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/2017-blogs-western-women-love-chinese-men/) - It's March and we’re about to celebrate International Women's Day. Time to update to my list of blogs by Western women who love Chinese men! | Speaking of China
- [Need a Good Summer Read? Try These 28 Books Featured on the Blog](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/need-good-summer-read-try-books-ive-featured-blog/) - Whether you're chilling out on the beach or cooling down indoors, here's my list of recommended summer reads I've featured here on the blog | Speaking of China
- [2018 Blogs by Western Women Who Love Chinese Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/2018-blogs-by-western-women-who-love-chinese-men/) - My 2018 list of blogs by Western women who love Chinese men has a total of 46 sites, including seven new listings you should check out this year. | Speaking of China
- [11 Critically Acclaimed AMWF Movies Worth Watching](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/amwf-movies-worth-watching/) - If you're a regular at the art house theaters and film festivals, here are 11 critically acclaimed AMWF movies you don't want to miss. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: How to Introduce Your White Girlfriend to Your Asian Parents](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/intro-white-girlfriend-chinese-parents/) - If you have a White girlfriend/fiancee, what do you do when your Asian family gets in the way of happily ever after? Here are some tips on how to help your family accept her. | Speaking of China
- [Welcoming Guests Is a Sacred Art That Opens a Door to Love - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/welcoming-guests-sacred-art-china-daily/) - Whenever my husband and I used to visit his grandmother in her village..., there was one thing we could always count on — an onslaught of hospitality. | Speaking of China
- [Intercultural Love Hack #108 – Movie Date Nights Can Help With Fights, Open Up Conversations](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/intercultural-love-hack-movie-date-nights/) - A few weeks ago, a fan wrote to me asking, “Do you and Jun ever fight?” She mentioned fighting on occasion in her own intercultural relationship -- her husband's Chinese, she's a non-Asian woman from a Western country -- and sometimes it was not easy for her to resolve the tension because they had different | Speaking of China
- [Love Lives of Asians Like Never on TV: Wong Fu's "Yappie" Is Smart New Youtube Series](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/love-lives-asians-wong-fu-yappie-youtube/) - Wong Fu's “Yappie” feels like nothing I’ve ever seen before on TV, especially in subverting the usual stereotypes about Asians, interracial dating and more. | Speaking of China
- [Was There a Dating Tradition in Inner Mongolian Forest Among Chinese Men, Russian Women?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/dating-inner-mongolia-forest-chinese-men-russian-women/) - "But apparently this stems from a tradition whereby Russian ladies would meet Chinese men here in the forest and kind of go on dates." | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Lucky in Love - 21 Photos of 'AMWF Iris West, Flash'](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/lucky-love-amwf-iris-west-flash-photos/) - I wanted to focus on red, the color of love and luck, for this AMWF Flash and Iris West photo shoot. How lucky we are to love those who mean the most to us. | Speaking of China
- [“She Liked Having Threesomes": Chinese Men Open up About Dating Foreign Women on Vice.cn](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/she-liked-having-threesomes-chinese-men-dating-foreign-women/) - Q: What about the sex? A: Overall, it was actually not bad. But she had some peculiar idiosyncrasies – she liked having threesomes. | Speaking of China
- [“Raided” of a Good Role: Daniel Wu in “Tomb Raider” Deserved More in the Movie](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/daniel-wu-tomb-raider-movie/) - Daniel Wu of “Into the Badlands” stars opposite Alicia Vikander's Lara Croft in "Tomb Raider." While a great film, Wu's character deserved so much more. | Speaking of China
- [Featured on DatingAdvice.com: Blog Aids Couples In Intercultural Relationships — Especially Western Women & Asian Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/featured-on-datingadvice-com/) - I'm thrilled to share that the website DatingAdvice.com just ran a feature article profiling my blog, titled Speaking Of China: Jocelyn Eikenburg’s Blog Aids Couples In Intercultural Relationships — Especially Western Women & Asian Men. Here are some excerpts from the piece: The Short Version: Nearly a decade ago, blogger Jocelyn Eikenburg noticed the lack | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: How Alex married Fei, and became a wedding planner in Qingdao, China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/alexandra-married-fei-became-wedding-planners-qingdao-china/) - Alex went to Qingdao in June 2010, never realizing she would end up marrying a local and building a wedding planning business with him. | Speaking of China
- [Translators? Tour Guides? Teachers? More Mistaken Identities for AMXF Couples](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/translators-tour-guides-teachers-amxf-couples/) - Couples of Asian men, non-Asian women are rarer, which leads to mistaken assumptions in China and beyond -- from translators and tour guides to teachers. | Speaking of China
- [Chinese Men Can’t Date White European or American Women? Chinese Overseas Students Weigh In](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/chinese-men-cant-date-white-european-american-women/) - Chinese overseas students explore why so few Asian men date white women -- and their conclusions are mostly expected, but with a few surprises. | Speaking of China
- [“Are You Mother and Son?” No, I’m a White Woman Who Looks Older Than Her Asian Husband](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/white-woman-looks-older-than-asian-husband/) - When you’re in an interracial relationship with an Asian man, you get used to a number of things – including the occasional embarrassing question or assumption from other people. Take, for example, many years ago in the US when someone working the cash register at a supermarket saw my husband Jun with me and then | Speaking of China
- [Local Dialect Is Language From the Heart - Pub'd on China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/why-i-learned-local-dialect-pubd-on-china-daily/) - China Daily just published another one of my columns in the paper and on their WeChat official account. It's titled Local dialect is language from the heart, and here's an excerpt from the piece: My husband's late grandmother, who had lived her entire life in the family's rural Zhejiang village, was known for her feisty | Speaking of China
- [AMWF History: Frank Soo, the First Asian Soccer Player in England](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/frank-soo-asian-soccer-player-england/) - Frank Soo was the first Asian soccer player in the English football league and the first person of color to represent England in international matches. | Speaking of China
- [‘The Chinese Exclusion Act’ on PBS Reminds Me Asian Stereotypes Haven’t Changed Much](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/chinese-exclusion-act-pbs-asian-stereotypes/) - Here are 4 stereotypes from the 1800s that have still survived – sometimes in slightly different forms – to this day, as mentioned in 'The Chinese Exclusion Act' on PBS. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: 13 Sexy, Fun 'AMXF Deadpool' Photos to Make You Smile](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/13-sexy-amxf-deadpool-photos/) - While reflecting on this AMXF Deadpool photo shoot, I realized that sometimes the things that seem so horrid in our lives can be the best transformative experiences of all time. | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd on China Daily: A Basket of Raspberries, With Love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/china-daily-basket-raspberries-love/) - Earlier this month my column appeared in the China Daily -- both in the paper and its WeChat account. It's titled A basket of raspberries, with love and recounts a touching gesture from my mother-in-law when I lived at the family home one summer. Here's an excerpt: I never thought a misunderstanding over wild red | Speaking of China
- [June’s Magical Yangmei Fruit Brings Thoughts of Love, Family in China - Pub'd on WWAM BAM!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/junes-magical-yangmei-fruit-brings-thoughts-of-love-family-in-china-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM! just published my post titled June’s Magical Yangmei Fruit Brings Thoughts of Love, Family in China. Here's an excerpt from the post: Nevermind the high humidity. Or the relentless sunshine. Or anyone else who tells me how unbearably hot summers are in China. Who has time to worry about that in | Speaking of China
- [Indian Man Bikes to Sweden to Marry White Woman in 1970s](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/indian-man-bikes-sweden-marry-white-woman/) - A broke, “untouchable” art student from India and a woman descended from Swedish nobility fall in love, paving the way for him to bike 3,600 km from India to Sweden. | Speaking of China
- [Rec'd Read: "The Asian Complex - Or Why We Fear Iran More Than North Korea"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/recd-read-the-asian-complex-or-why-we-fear-iran-more-than-north-korea/) - I've written a lot here about negative stereotypes about Asian men and how they may affect why fewer Western women seem interested in dating Asians. That's why I was thrilled when, months ago, Kaitlin Solimine (a gifted writer whose work is also included in Unsavory Elements -- many have considered her essay one of the | Speaking of China
- [“老爸老妈！”——在中国我这样称呼公婆，而且比我想得要简单](https://www.speakingofchina.com/zhongwenban/laoba-laoma/) - A Chinese translation of the post "'Mom' And 'Dad' Is What I Call My Chinese In-Laws — and Here’s Why It’s Easier Than I Thought" | Speaking of China
- [Interracial Divorce and Asian-White Couples: It's Not What You Think](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/interracial-divorce-asian-white-couples/) - A popular graphical illustration of interracial divorces shows some alarming stats for Asian-White couples. But was that really the whole story? | Speaking of China
- [Stereotypes About Couples of Chinese Men-Western Women](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/stereotypes-about-chinese-men-western-women/) - What are the stereotypes of couples of Chinese men and Western women, and how do they affect Chinese men and Western women who love each other? | Speaking of China
- [Mandarin Love: A Banquet of Chinese Wedding/Marriage Words, With Personal Notes](https://www.speakingofchina.com/mandarin-love/chinese-words-weddings-marriage/) - If you're planning to tie the knot in China or know someone who will, here's handy little reference of Mandarin Chinese wedding/marriage words and expressions. | Speaking of China
- [My 3 Magical Chinese Must-Haves for Surviving Long Flights To/From Asia](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/my-3-magical-chinese-must-haves-for-surviving-long-flights-to-from-asia/) - I've discovered some must-haves for long-haul flights after living in China (and thanks to my Chinese husband), things that can be magical and life-saving. | Speaking of China
- [Cambodian Husband Deported from US, White American Wife to Follow Him to Cambodia](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/cambodian-husband-deported-white-american-wife/) - A heartbreaking story I happened to come across the other day details the deportation of a Cambodian man married to a white American woman from Wisconsin. | Speaking of China
- ['Crazy Rich Asians' Movie Is 'Like the Asian Bachelor': 3 Things That Thrill Me About the Upcoming Film](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/crazy-rich-asians-movie-asian-bachelor/) - 'Crazy Rich Asians' the movie hits the theaters this August. After watching the trailer, here are three reasons I'm all psyched about the forthcoming film. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: 8 Favorite Pics of My Chinese Mother-in-Law, Showing Her Love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-8-favorite-pics-of-my-chinese-mother-in-law-showing-her-love/) - To mark Mother's Day, I'm sharing a few of my favorite photos capturing some of the love my Chinese mother-in-law has shown me over the years. | Speaking of China
- [Featured on NextShark, The Voice of Global Asians](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/featured-on-nextshark-the-voice-of-global-asians/) - It's a thrill to once again have my writing featured on NextShark, the voice of global Asians -- this time, for my post on movies, first published here as 11 Critically Acclaimed AMWF Movies Worth Watching. A huge thank you to NextShark for running my work! P.S.: It has been a busy start to this week, | Speaking of China
- [Roseann Lake's "Leftover in China" and Leta Hong Fincher's "Leftover Women" Compared](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/roseann-lakes-leftover-in-china-leta-hong-finchers-leftover-women/) - Was Roseann Lake’s new book "Leftover in China" taking credit from Leta Hong Fincher by not crediting her work "Leftover Women"? | Speaking of China
- [Now a Monthly China Daily Columnist -- Here's 'Connecting Nature, Food, Life in Mountains' for May](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/monthly-china-daily-columnist/) - China Daily has made me a monthly columnist for the newspaper, starting in May! Here's an excerpt from my May column Connecting nature, food, life in mountains: Years ago during the Labor Day holiday, when my mother-in-law asked me to climb a mountain in her rural Hangzhou village, it wasn’t sightseeing she had in mind. | Speaking of China
- [Do You Need to Wear a Cheongsam in Your Chinese Wedding?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/wear-cheongsam-chinese-wedding/) - If you're marrying someone Chinese, the cheongsam is an option for your bridal dress. But should you wear one? | Speaking of China
- [On the Rarity of Foreign Women and Chinese Boyfriends/Chinese Husbands](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/foreign-women-chinese-boyfriend-chinese-husband/) - Couples of Chinese men and Western women are a rarity. Why is that? Jocelyn, an American who has a Chinese husband, explores the reasons, from stereotypes to cultural barriers. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: 9 Powerful 'AMWF Superman' Photos to 'Save' Your Day](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/amwf-superman-photos/) - Yes, there are superheroes among couples of Asian men and non-Asian women. Here are 9 powerful AMWF superman photos to 'save' your day. | Speaking of China
- ["Mom" And "Dad" Is What I Call My Chinese In-Laws -- and Here's Why It's Easier Than I Thought](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/mom-dad-chinese-inlaws/) - Being suddenly asked to call my Chinese in-laws "Mom" and "Dad" should be an adjustment, as they never raised me. But it was easier than I thought, for a simple reason. | Speaking of China
- [Olympic Speedskater Shaolin Sandor Liu Has a Cool China Connection Beyond His Chinese Father](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/olympic-speedskater-shaolin-sandor-liu-chinese/) - Hungary's Olympic short track speedskater Shaolin Sandor Liu has a Chinese father, but that's not his most fascinating connection to China. | Speaking of China
- [Phoenix News Weighs in on Why so Few White Women Date Chinese Men – and It’s Awful](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/phoenix-news-weighs-in-on-why-so-few-white-women-date-chinese-men-and-its-awful/) - “Insightful” is not how I would describe this. Phoenix News, do us all a favor and stop writing about why so few white women date Chinese men. Please. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: I Got Divorced in China, and What Happened in My Marriage Is More Common Than You Realize](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/got-divorced-china/) - The Chinese version of “undiscussed” open relationships, staying together for the money, the kids, the face. I wouldn’t and couldn’t endure it. | Speaking of China
- [Australian Women Who Married Indonesian Men, Supported Indonesian Independence in 1940s](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/australian-women-married-indonesian-men-1940s/) - In the story of Indonesia’s fight for independence in the 1940s, Australian women were a part of the cause -- and for some of them, it became personal. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: The Romance of Spring Flowers in Beijing](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-the-romance-of-spring-flowers-in-beijing/) - After spending so many years in the lush subtropical climate of Hangzhou, a city renowned for its many flowers that grace the West Lake year-round, I didn't have high expectations for Beijing's spring. How could a city hit by yearly sandstorms possibly dazzle when it comes to flowers? And then, while wandering through the local | Speaking of China
- ["Don't Eat Potatoes and Eggs Together" – and in China, She Wasn't Alone in This Belief - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/dont-eat-potatoes-and-eggs-together-and-in-china-she-wasnt-alone-in-this-belief-pubd-on-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post "Don't Eat Potatoes and Eggs Together" – and in China, She Wasn't Alone in This Belief. Here's an excerpt from the post: Many years ago here in China, I remember sitting down to lunch with the wife of my husband's cousin on a sultry summer day. | Speaking of China
- [Is It AMWF Relationships? Or AMXF? Or WWAM? And Should We Even Label Ourselves?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/amwf-relationships-amxf-wwam/) - Now that we have three acronyms in play, is it better to say AMWF relationships or AMXF relationships or WWAM relationships? Or does it even matter? | Speaking of China
- [Saying "I love you" with a toilet: of indirect displays of love in Chinese families](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-family-indirect-love/) - Nobody really asked why that toilet was built before Chinese New Year 2003 -- at what would later become my in-laws home. They had always lived without indoor plumbing, instead using a feitong (a large urnlike container) or, for the room, a matong (a small bucket with a top). The feitong and matong made it | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Negativity About Dating Chinese/Asian Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/negative-dating-chinese-asian-men/) - Hitting signs of negativity when you mention your Chinese/Asian boyfriend? Jocelyn explores why and what to do about it. | Speaking of China
- [Should You Leave Behind Facebook and Its AMWF Communities? - Pub'd on WWAM BAM!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/facebook-amwf-communities/) - The group blog WWAM BAM! just published my post titled Should You Leave Behind Facebook and Its AMWF Communities? While I've been following the news on Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, I was particularly inspired to write this post after hearing the most recent episode of the NPR show On the Media. They invited a number | Speaking of China
- ["Marrying Chinese Men Means Less Talk, but More Respect and More Help in the Household" - Featured in the Global Times](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/marrying-chinese-men/) - People close to me know this has been an extraordinary busy month -- which is why I'm late in sharing some good news. Earlier this month, the Global Times featured me (along with two other women, including fellow blogger Jo Bai of Life Behind the Wall) in an article titled Marrying Chinese Men Means Less Talk, | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd on China Daily: Inheriting Memories - My Feature on Kaitlin Solimine and "Empire of Glass"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/pubd-on-china-daily-inheriting-memories-my-feature-on-kaitlin-solimine-and-empire-of-glass/) - China Daily just published my first feature story for the paper, an interview with Kaitlin Solimine about her debut novel Empire of Glass. It was published in the paper and also on the website. Here's an excerpt from the piece: At the heart of Kaitlin Solimine's lyrical debut novel Empire of Glass are relationships she | Speaking of China
- [We Have a Trial Date and Evidence of Discrimination by Idaho State University](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/trial-date-discrimination-idaho-state-university/) - Good news — we have defeated ISU’s efforts to have the case thrown out and a trial date has been set. At the same time, we have clear evidence they discriminated against my husband. | Speaking of China
- [Determination Is Everything, Even When It Comes to Making Interracial Relationships Work](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/determination-interracial-relationships/) - "Determination is everything" could be a call-to-action for many interracial couples navigating all sorts of landmines on the journey to "I do." | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Amazing Buddhas in Living Color at Yungang Grottoes, Datong, China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/buddhas-color-yungang-grottoes-datong/) - The Yungang Grottoes in Datong, China houses a collection of Buddhist statues and carvings, with many painted with royal blue, gold, scarlet red and many more striking hues. | Speaking of China
- [German Esther Haubensack, a China TV Star, Married Beijing Taxi Driver](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/german-esther-haubensack/) - German Esther Haubensack (Hao Lianlu, 郝莲露), best known for her TV role in China as an American wife married to a Chinese man, has a fascinating love story of her own in real life. | Speaking of China
- [4 Reasons the Movie ‘Columbus’ (#StarringJohnCho) Made Me Cheer, Beyond its Romance](https://www.speakingofchina.com/media/4-reasons-movie-columbus-starringjohncho-made-cheer-beyond-romance/) - As everyone settled down on Sunday for an evening of Oscars, not even the red carpet glitz and glamour could distract some of us from the movies and actors that should have been nominated. While women and people of color have made strides this year in the Academy Award nominations, some have noticed the lack | Speaking of China
- [WWAM of the Month: Jess Meider - Pub'd on WWAM BAM!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/wwam-month-jess-meider/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my interview with WWAM of the Month: Jess Meider. Here's the introduction to the interview: Several years ago, when I was invited to be a guest on the cross-cultural talk show "Crossover" on China Central Television (now China Global Television Network), one of the highlights of the experience | Speaking of China
- [Chinese Gymnast Li Donghua Marries Swiss Woman, Wins Olympic Gold After Great Hardships](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/li-donghua-swiss-woman-olympic-gold/) - Team or love. That was the choice that Chinese Olympic gymnast Li Donghua faced in 1988 when he fell for Esperanza Friedli, a young Swiss woman. | Speaking of China
- [4 Hot Asian Male Athletes We’re Watching at the 2016 Olympics](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/4-hot-asian-male-athletes-watching-2016-olympics/) - Half the fun of watching the Olympics is the athletes themselves. They can inspire, amaze, and even catch our eyes in the best possible way. Including many of the Asian men we’ve seen competing in Rio. Here are 4 of the attractive Asian male athletes that we’re watching at the 2016 Olympics (listed in no | Speaking of China
- [9 Awesome Olympic Moments from Asian Figure Skaters Around the World](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/9-awesome-olympic-moments-asian-figure-skaters-around-world/) - Asian figure skaters from around the world have delivered some incredible moments in figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, even making and breaking records. | Speaking of China
- [Olympic Figure Skater Yan Han Performs to “Twilight” Song, and Reminds Us of Edward in "Twilight"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/olympic-figure-skater-yan-han-twilight/) - If you've seen the Edward in the "Twilight" movies and witnessed Chinese Olympic figure skater Yan Han on the ice, you might notice a resemblance between them. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: A "Heavenly" Visit to Beijing's Iconic Temple Before Chinese New Year](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-heavenly-visit-beijings-iconic-temple-chinese-new-year/) - Beijing's Temple of Heaven was where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors would pray to Heaven for a good harvest that year. So on the cusp of the Year of the Dog, Jun and I made a visit to this iconic Beijing landmark -- and it was indeed heavenly to behold. While we're still relaxing and | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Gift Ideas for Chinese New Year](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/gift-ideas-for-chinese-new-year/) - What gifts should you give to your Chinese boyfriend/girlfriend/friend and their family during Chinese New Year? | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: My Favorite Chinese New Year Moments](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/favorite-chinese-new-year-moments/) - While this is the first year in many that we won’t be spending Chinese New Year with family, I still have fond memories experiencing China’s most important holiday – and I’d like to share some of those highlights through my favorite photos from Chinese New Year. Chinese New Year Traditions Red couplets, known as duilian | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd on China Daily: Homemade festival foods are treasures](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/homemade-spring-festival-foods-treasures/) - The China Daily just published another column I wrote titled "Homemade Spring Festival foods are treasures," where I share memories of the holidays and food. | Speaking of China
- ["Christmas Is Your Chinese New Year": On Fascinating Similarities Between the Holidays - Pub'd on WWAM BAM!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/christmas-chinese-new-year-fascinating-similarities-holidays-pubd-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post "Christmas Is Your Chinese New Year": On Fascinating Similarities Between the Holidays. Here's an excerpt from the piece: Christmas is your Chinese New Year. I’ve heard this phrase uttered countless times by people in China when the holidays roll around, whether it’s Christmas or Chinese New | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Chinese New Year at the Family Home](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/photo-essay-chinese-new-year-family-home/) - This year, in lieu of the usual Friday posts, I'm sharing the excitement of our explosive Chinese New Year at the family home through photos. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: The First Days of Chinese New Year with the Family](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-first-days-chinese-new-year-family/) - As I welcome the horse year with my family here in China's countryside, I thought I'd give you a look via photos into our celebrations in the first days. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: On "Huangshan Honeymoon", my true story featured in "Dragonfruit" anthology](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-huangshan-honeymoon-true-story-featured-dragonfruit-anthology/) - My essay “Huangshan Honeymoon” (included in "How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit") explores the very different honeymoon my husband and I enjoyed. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Celebrating 10 years of marriage to my husband!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-celebrating-10-years-marriage-husband/) - John and I are celebrating 10 years of marriage! I'm sharing our marriage registration photo plus 10 photos of us from each year we've been married. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: A Cozy, Chinese-Style Thanksgiving in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-cozy-chinese-style-thanksgiving-china/) - Even though we've moved to China, there are some holidays that will always remain in our lives, such as Thanksgiving. Here are photos from our celebration! | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: The First Few Days of Chinese New Year 2015 with the Family](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-our-chinese-new-year-2015-with-the-family/) - A sneak peek into my Chinese New Year with the family through a series of photos. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: I'm Going to Be on CCTV (China Central Television)!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/im-going-to-be-on-cctv/) - The CCTV English-language show "Crossover" (a cross-cultural talk show) invited me to be on an episode about foreign wives in China. Here's the scoop! | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Celebrating My Birthday Beside Hangzhou's West Lake](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-celebrating-my-birthday-beside-hangzhous-west-lake/) - Last Monday, I wrote about how wedding anniversaries aren't a big deal to my Chinese husband. But not birthdays -- especially my birthday. We just celebrated and, once again, he approached as if it were a national holiday. John still loves coming up with what he calls "birthday programs" for my special day and this year | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: 2016 Chinese New Year's Eve at the Family Home](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-2016-chinese-new-years-eve-at-the-family-home/) - We're busy celebrating Chinese New Year, the biggest holiday of the year here in China, at John's family home in rural Hangzhou. I thought I'd share a few photos from Chinese New Year's Eve. It was a lovely day to celebrate Chinese New Year's Eve, with some of the most gorgeous blue skies of the winter. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: I Survived! Making it Through Chinese New Year 2016 with the Family](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-the-first-days-of-chinese-new-year-2016-with-the-family/) - Every year, I swear this Chinese New Year is not going to kick my butt. And somehow, every year, I'm totally wrong on this. Yes, Chinese New Year 2016 -- welcoming the year of the monkey -- has been an exhausting parade of lunches, dinners, toasts, and meetings. By the last day I had rings | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Making Treats for the Tomb-Sweeping Festival (Qingming Jie)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-making-treats-tomb-sweeping-festival-qingming-jie/) - This weekend it's a holiday in China -- The Tomb-Sweeping Festival (or Qingming Jie). And since I've caught the flu, I could use a short holiday from writing! So I'm sharing with you some photos from the holiday -- specifically, some pictures of the process of making treats for the Tomb-Sweeping Festival. It's a tradition here | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: OMG, They've Torn Down Our Family Home in China!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-omg-theyve-torn-family-home-china/) - Okay, so the headline is a little exaggerated...but it's true. Our family home in the countryside has been torn down. Still, it's for a positive reason -- the family wants to rebuild the home. Fair enough. I never expected to have such an up close and personal experience with home renovations -- to actually witness | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Scenes from Our Epic USA Road Trip](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-scenes-epic-usa-road-trip/) - Wondering where I've been? It's tough to keep up with blogging when you've traveled halfway around the world, followed by an epic road trip across America. After arriving in Cleveland, Ohio last week (my humble hometown), we got behind the wheel and drove our way out to Boise, Idaho for some business related to my | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: More Scenes from Our Epic USA Road Trip](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-scenes-epic-usa-road-trip-2/) - Have we really been on the road for over two weeks? I couldn't believe it when I looked at the calendar and realized how much time had flown since we landed in the US on July 20. And to think we've spent most of it behind the wheel in the USA! Of course, again, that's | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: You’re My Inspiration During The Hard Times](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/photo-essay-youre-inspiration-hard-times/) - It's hard to believe our trip to the US is about to come to a close! We're hopping a plane back to China this coming Monday, September 19. As many of you know, we came here because of my husband's lawsuit (you can learn more about that here). The lawsuit still continues. And I'd be | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Chinese New Year 2017 in Rural Hangzhou, China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-2017-chinese-new-year-rural-hangzhou-china/) - It's the year of the golden rooster. Happy Chinese New Year! While I'm taking a little time off to recharge a little during the holidays, I thought I'd share some photos from our Chinese New Year celebration in rural Hangzhou, China. The biggest dinner of the year -- Chinese New Year's Eve dinner! As always, | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: How My Chinese Husband Shows Love in Everyday Moments](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-chinese-husband-shows-love-everyday-moments/) - To honor Valentine’s Day, here's a photo essay highlighting some everyday moments where my Chinese husband shows his love for me. | Speaking of China
- [What are YOU looking forward to most for Chinese New Year? - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/looking-forward-chinese-new-year-pubd-wwam-bam/) - The blog WWAM BAM! just published a group post titled What are YOU looking forward to most for Chinese New Year?, and it includes a contribution from me. Here's what I wrote: This is my first Chinese New Year ever in Beijing, and there’s something thrilling about living in a city that has these larger-than-life | Speaking of China
- [When Returning Home for Chinese New Year is Too Painful](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/returning-home-chinese-new-year-painful/) - Have you known people who refused to return home to spend Chinese New Year with family and friends for monetary or “face” reasons? | Speaking of China
- [7 Great Chinese New Year Gifts Sure to Impress Friends, Family and Coworkers](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/7-great-chinese-new-year-gifts-sure-impress-friends-family-coworkers/) - Chinese New Year is also a time for giving gifts. If you're spending the holidays, here are my 7 suggestions for great Chinese New Year gifts. | Speaking of China
- [On Love, Beijing and My Nostalgia for Hotel Counters With World Maps](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/love-beijing-nostalgia-old-hotel-counters/) - I felt a curious flutter of recognition during an evening walk in my Beijing neighborhood, when my eyes fell upon the reception desk at a hotel just around the corner. | Speaking of China
- [25 More Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men Who Got Married or Engaged (The January 2018 Edition) - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/25-stunning-photos-western-women-asian-men-got-married-engaged-january-2018-edition-pubd-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published 25 More Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men Who Got Married or Engaged (The January 2018 Edition). It's my latest edition of the highly popular series of 25 Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men Who Got Married or Engaged. (I first unveiled the project | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Walking Beijing's Gubeikou Great Wall as a Couple](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-walking-beijings-gubeikou-great-wall-couple/) - Beijing's Great Wall is a wonder of the world -- and even more so, when you find yourself hiking this piece of history under breathtaking blue skies, bathed in sunshine that could almost make you forget it's still winter. We ventured a few hours north of the city to the Gubeikou Great Wall, where the | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd on China Daily: Christmas tree stays for Spring Festival](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/pubd-china-daily-christmas-tree-stays-spring-festival/) - China Daily just published another one of my columns in their newspaper today -- it's titled Christmas tree stays for Spring Festival. Here's an excerpt: I have a January confession to make - my Christmas tree is still up. Back in Cleveland, Ohio, where I grew up, this is not the norm. By Jan 6, | Speaking of China
- [AMWF History: Attila the Hun and Justa Grata Honoria](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/attila-hun-justa-grata-honoria/) - So are Attila the Huan and Justa Grata Honoria the earliest recorded example of an AMWF connection? Or were they just an intrigue in history? | Speaking of China
- [Mandarin Love: The Three Friends of Winter (Sui Han San You)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/mandarin-love/the-three-friends-of-winter-sui-han-san-you/) - There is one thing that does make the winter more bearable, something I've learned through my husband in the past few years -- the three "friends" of winter (岁寒三友; suì hán sān yǒu) | Speaking of China
- [Tibetan Art and Culture School Needs Your Support](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/tibetan-art-and-culture-school-needs-your-support/) - One of the wonders of the social media age has been the ability for me to meet so many other people in the AMWF community. That includes Kristel Ouwehand, a talented artist from Canada married to a Tibetan man who started a nonprofit art and culture school together with him. Now Kristel's school is in | Speaking of China
- [Wanted: More of Your Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/wanted-stunning-photos-western-women-asian-men-2/) - Are you in a WWAM (Western woman/Asian men) relationship? Do you happen to have some share-worthy photos of the two of you? Something really stunning? Once again, I’m working on a new round of stunning photos of Western women & Asian men for WWAM BAM! – and I would love for you to be a | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd on China Daily: My Christmas Story from 2013](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/pubd-on-china-daily-my-christmas-story-from-2013/) - Recently, China Daily published my Christmas story in a piece titled Christmas memories from foreigners living in China. (I know I'm a bit late updating you but I've been busy battling a cold and also caring for my husband, who caught the flu. But hey, if you subscribe to the 12 days of Christmas, it's | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd on China Daily: Discovering the meaning of winter solstice](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/pubd-china-daily-discovering-meaning-winter-solstice/) - Today, China Daily's newspaper and website published my winter solstice article titled Discovering the meaning of winter solstice. | Speaking of China
- [3 Things I Find Fascinating About the Winter Solstice in China - Pub'd on WWAM BAM!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/3-things-find-fascinating-winter-solstice-china-pubd-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM! just published my post titled 3 Things I Find Fascinating About the Winter Solstice in China. Here's an except from the piece: For many families in China, Friday December 22 (which is coming up later this week) is not merely the shortest day of the year. It’s also a time | Speaking of China
- [Our 1st Christmas Together, and the Surprisingly Simple Gift That Moved Me to Tears](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/1st-christmas-together-surprisingly-simple-gift/) - On our 1st Christmas together, my husband didn't have much money. But that didn't stop him from presenting me with a gift that moved me to tears. | Speaking of China
- [2017 in Photos on Speaking of China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/2017-photos-speaking-china/) - As we bid farewell to 2017, I thought it might be fun this year to share a sampling of some of my favorite photos on the blog from this past year. | Speaking of China
- [The Best Posts on Speaking of China in 2017](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/best-posts-speaking-china-2017/) - The holidays are upon us and the end of the year is near! If you're looking for a few great reads, why not peruse my roundup of the best posts from 2017 on Speaking of China? The Top 5 Posts by Views: Guest Post: How a Chinese Student Found Love in Finland It’s always exciting | Speaking of China
- [Marrying Someone from Your Culture Is No Guarantee of Happiness](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/marrying-someone-culture-no-guarantee-happiness/) - So much is written about the vulnerability of intercultural and international couples, that we’re supposedly more likely to divorce. | Speaking of China
- [Is Beijing China's Best City for Western Women Married to Chinese Men?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/beijing-chinas-best-city-western-women-married-chinese-men/) - In my online groups, Beijing has the most Western women married to Chinese men. What makes Beijing the number one city for AMWF couples in China? | Speaking of China
- [“You Must Be Russian” – On Mistaken Identity in China and America](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/must-russian-mistaken-identity-china-america/) - It felt like a total a palm-in-face moment. After all, hadn’t he read my CV, which explicitly stated I was an American, in bold letters? | Speaking of China
- [4 Chinese Curse Words That Sound Funny in Literal Translation, But Are Actually Serious](https://www.speakingofchina.com/mandarin-love/4-chinese-curse-words-sound-funny-literal-translation-actually-serious/) - I married a Chinese man. So it was inevitable that one day my language learning would extend to that forbidden territory – cursing in Mandarin Chinese. | Speaking of China
- [Are China’s AMWF Couples Rarer Just Because Only 25% of Foreigners in China Are Women?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinas-amwf-couples-rarer-25-foreigners-female/) - It would be tempting to point to this gender imbalance as the primary explanation for why couples of Western women and Asian men are such a minority. | Speaking of China
- [To The Girl Tired of Hearing, “Why Would You Date Chinese Men?”](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/girl-tired-hearing-date-chinese-men/) - The other day, you told me how people constantly ask you, “Why would you date Chinese men?” You sounded tired of it. | Speaking of China
- [How "Italian Eggplant" Divided Us, and Then United Us in Love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/italian-eggplant-divided-us-united-us-love/) - The first time I ever made "Italian Eggplant" for my Chinese husband, he hated it. I never expected that one day, he would love making it just for me. | Speaking of China
- [3 Chinese Foods That Put Me in a Holiday Mood](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/3-chinese-foods-put-holiday-mood/) - Ever since I married a Chinese man, I've also come to associate many of his foods with Christmas and the holiday season. Here are 3 of my favorites! | Speaking of China
- [On Spending Christmas in China, and Missing the Holidays Back Home](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/spending-christmas-china-missing-holidays/) - Every year I remind myself that Christmas in China is getting better, easier. But that doesn't mean I'm immune to feeling a little down every now and then. | Speaking of China
- [Couple Shirts – Endearing or Obnoxious?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/couple-shirts-endearing-obnoxious/) - A few years ago we were shopping in Giordano and happened upon these really cute “I love China” shirts in red and yellow. | Speaking of China
- [Underwear a secret gift between lovers? Meet the traditional Chinese dudou](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/underwear-secret-gift-lovers-chinese-dudou/) - In ancient China, the dudou (a type of underwear worn by men and women that covered the chest) was given as a secret gift between lovers. | Speaking of China
- [2016-17 Gift Recommendations for Books Featured on This Blog](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/2016-17-gift-recommendations-books-featured-blog/) - Do you have a book lover on your holiday shopping list? Consider giving them one of these books I've featured on the blog. | Speaking of China
- [“Expat Jimmy” by Travis Lee – An Interview](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/expat-jimmy-travis-lee-interview/) - "Expat Jimmy", the new short story by Travis Lee, offers a vicarious look into the experience of a new foreign teacher arriving in China. | Speaking of China
- [On Winter Dress Strategy in North China Vs. South China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/winter-dress-strategy-north-china-vs-south-china/) - Clearly, I had forgotten about the indoor heating in Beijing, and how it might mean rethinking how I dress for the winter. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Lita, China's WeChat Cookie Queen](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/interview-with-lita-chinas-wechat-cookie-queen/) - If you've never heard of Lita (also known as China's cookie queen on WeChat) you're missing out on some heavenly desserts. Especially her pie cookies. | Speaking of China
- [Your Holiday Gift Guide for 2017](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/holiday-gift-guide-2017/) - Last month, I received my first-ever gift of Dior perfume from an unlikely source – the wife of one of my closest friends here in China. He is strictly middle-class. Yet for him and his wife, my move to Beijing warranted some luxury fragrances and, somehow, they put together the money to make it happen. | Speaking of China
- [3 American WWAMs in Asia Share Thanksgiving Stories - Pub'd on WWAM BAM!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/3-american-wwams-asia-share-thanksgiving-stories-pubd-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post titled 3 American WWAMs in Asia Share Thanksgiving Stories. Here's an excerpt from my contribution to the piece: As a longtime vegan, Thanksgiving – a holiday that revolves around turkey – never ranked as one of my favorite holidays. So when I moved to China, where | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Expat Dad Shares Tips for Raising Kids in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/expat-dad-shares-tips-raising-kids-china/) - I remember when I first arrived in China with my 1-year old son. “What have I done? Is this really fair to make my son live as an expat?” | Speaking of China
- [Differences Between Northern and Southern China - Pub'd on WWAM BAM!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/differences-northern-southern-china-pubd-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published a collaborative article on Differences Between Northern and Southern China, inspired by my recent move to Beijing. Four Western women married to Asian me, including myself, share our experiences about leaving one latitude for another. Here's my contribution to the post: In China, I’ve lived the southern life | Speaking of China
- [“Start, Love, Repeat” by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun – an Interview](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/start-love-repeat-dorcas-cheng-tozun-interview/) - “Start, Love, Repeat: How to Stay in Love with Your Entrepreneur in a Crazy Start-up World” is the ultimate guide for couples with a startup in the family. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Our Road Trip from Hangzhou to Beijing](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-road-trip-hangzhou-beijing/) - Moving to Beijing was more than just a change of scenery for me. It was also the opportunity to experience my first long-distance road trip in China. | Speaking of China
- [WWAM of the Month: Bianca Wan - Pub'd on WWAM BAM!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/wwam-month-bianca-wan-pubd-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just ran my latest WWAM of the Month interview with Bianca Wan, a Brazil native residing in Chongqing. Here's an excerpt from the interview: What attracted you to your husband? I had an instant crush on him because he was a real gentleman and had the features I find attractive | Speaking of China
- [I’m Moving to Beijing to Work for the China Daily](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/im-moving-beijing-work-china-daily/) - Finally, time to share the big news with you -- I’m bound for Beijing this weekend, where I’ll be working for the China Daily website as a copy editor. It’s really a dream job for me, and so hard to put into words just how excited I am to work for China’s most prominent English-language | Speaking of China
- [3 Delicious Fall Treasures in Hangzhou, China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/3-delicious-fall-treasures-hangzhou-china/) - While visiting with this family this fall in rural Hangzhou, I rediscovered these treasures – and want to share them with you. | Speaking of China
- [AMWF History: Chinese Surgeon Qiu Fazu and His German Wife Loni Saved Jewish Prisoners During World War II](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/chinese-surgeon-qiu-fazu-german-wife-loni-saved-jewish-prisoners-world-war-ii/) - Let’s remember Chinese surgeon Qiu Fazu and his German wife Loni, a couple who once helped save precious lives during World War II. | Speaking of China
- [Arcadio Huang and Marie-Claude Regnier, the First AMWF Couple in Recorded History?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/arcadio-huang-marie-claude-regnier-first-amwf-couple-recorded-history/) - What’s the earliest example of an AMWF couple in recorded history? It could be Arcadio Huang and Marie-Claude Regnier, who married in Paris in 1713. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Competitive Ceroc/Modern Jive Dancers Samson Chan and Georgia Traher](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/interview-with-competitive-cerocmodern-jive-dancers-samson-chan-and-georgia-traher/) - This AMWF couple fell in love on the dance floor -- and now they're strutting their stuff this weekend in Hong Kong at the Pan Asian Ceroc Championships. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: When I Think of Seoul, I Think of Flesh and Sweat and Sighs of Pleasure](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/think-seoul-think-flesh-sweat-sighs-pleasure/) - He checks off literally every fantasy that you dream about in a sexual partner. It was, without a question, the best sex I’ve ever had. | Speaking of China
- ["The Girl at the Baggage Claim: Explaining the East-West Culture Gap" by Gish Jen - an Interview](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/girl-baggage-claim-explaining-east-west-culture-gap-gish-jen-interview/) - “The Girl at the Baggage Claim” should be required reading for anyone fascinated with culture, esp. if you're in an East-West intercultural relationship. | Speaking of China
- [3 Foreign Women with Kids in China Talk About Chinese Schools – Pub’d on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/3-foreign-women-kids-china-talk-chinese-schools-pubd-wwam-bam/) - When I was reading "Little Soldiers," I couldn’t help thinking about the many Western women I know in China who have Chinese husbands and children here. | Speaking of China
- [WWAM of the Month: Pamela - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/wwam-month-pamela-pubd-wwam-bam/) - Just recently WWAM BAM ran my interview with Pamela, who is our lovely WWAM of the Month. Here's the intro to that post: If you've viewed our post on 25 More Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men Who Got Married or Engaged (The June 2017 Edition), then you've seen Pamela, who graced the | Speaking of China
- [AMWF History: Eugene Chen and Agatha Alphosin Ganteaume](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/eugene-chen-agatha-alphosin-ganteaume/) - Eugene Chen is best known as a foreign minister to 4 different Chinese governments, including Sun Yatsen’s. He also married a French Creole woman in 1899. | Speaking of China
- [Calling All Asian Men: What Do You Love About Western Women?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/asian-men-what-do-you-love-about-western-women/) - Asian men -- what do you love about Western women in general? Or what do you love about the special Western woman in your life? Tell us! | Speaking of China
- [22 Memoirs to Read with Asian Men & Western Women in Love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/memoirs-asian-men-western-women-in-love/) - From stories of love and travel to serious reportage, these 22 memoirs featuring Asian men and Western women in love should be on your to-read list. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Western Women Can't Wear Qipaos?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/western-women-cant-wear-qipao/) - Can Western women rock the Chinese qipao? Jocelyn offers some help to a Western girl lost in the world of fashion translation. | Speaking of China
- [Touching Home in China: In Search of Missing Girlhoods – Interview With Melissa Ludtke](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/touching-home-china-interview-melissa-ludtke/) - This tells the story of two American adoptees from China who return to where they were abandoned to learn more themselves and the lives of girls there. | Speaking of China
- [On Toilets in China – or How I Learned to Love the Squat Toilet](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/toilets-china-learned-love-squat-toilet/) - Ask me what toilet I would prefer and I’ll say, “It depends.” At home, I always want a sitting toilet. Outside the house, however, I prefer squatters. | Speaking of China
- ["Rotten Sweet Potato" & Other Funny but Unflattering Nicknames Among Chinese Friends and Family](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/rotten-sweet-potato-funny-unflattering-nicknames-among-chinese-friends-family/) - Most are unflattering, and some are even downright derogatory. In other words, they’d be right at home in any standup comedy routine. | Speaking of China
- [I'm Moving to Another City in China!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/im-moving-another-city-china/) - One of the reasons I've been so busy in the past month? I've been planning a huge move for September. Yes, that's right -- I'm moving to another city in China. What city? I'll let you know later this month. In the meantime, I want to keep it a surprise. (He, he, he! ;-) ) | Speaking of China
- [AMWF History: Cinematographer James Wong Howe and Author Sanora Babb](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/cinematographer-james-wong-howe-and-author-sanora-babb/) - Google just honored James Wong Howe, the great Hollywood cinematographer. But he was also a pioneer for marrying a white woman in 1937. | Speaking of China
- [WWAM of the Month: Toni - Pub'd on WWAM BAM!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/wwam-month-toni-pubd-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM! (Western Women, Asian Men - Breaking All Molds) just published my piece spotlighting our WWAM of the Month: Toni. Here's an excerpt from the piece: If the WWAM community held a talent show, you can guarantee Toni would shine onstage. This native of Alexandria, Virginia is a singer-songwriter who can | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Celebrating Our Anniversary By Hangzhou's West Lake](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-celebrating-anniversary-hangzhous-west-lake/) - So August has turned out to be one of the busiest months of this year for me. Who'd have thought the traditional "vacation month" could be so hectic? While I'm catching up on things, I thought I would share a few pictures from our anniversary celebration by Hangzhou's West Lake a few weeks ago. Sure, | Speaking of China
- [On Attraction Between White Women/Asian Men And What’s “Normal” - Pub'd on WWAM BAM!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/attraction-white-womenasian-men-whats-normal-pubd-wwam-bam/) - In case you missed it, WWAM BAM! recently published my post titled On Attraction Between White Women/Asian Men And What’s “Normal”. Here's an excerpt from the piece: “It’s totally normal for white Western women not to be sexually attracted to Asian men,” wrote a woman in a comment I happened to read. I shouldn’t have | Speaking of China
- [Yes, You! Write for Us at the New Group Blog WWAM BAM!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/yes-write-us-new-group-blog-wwam-bam/) - As many of you know, a bunch of us started the new group blog WWAM BAM! (Western Women & Asian Men - Breaking All Molds) earlier this year. But what you may not know is this -- we're always looking for people to write for us. What do we write about at WWAM BAM? Here's | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Why I Love and Hate Pickup Artists - New TEDx Speech](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/love-hate-pickup-artists-new-tedx-speech/) - From a small sample group of my friends, I discovered that PUA is widely known among men, but for women, it’s another story. | Speaking of China
- [Why Your Chinese Family Wants You to Have a Wedding Banquet (Even if You Don't)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-family-wants-wedding-banquet-even-dont/) - It was my husband who helped me understand the reality in China – that wedding banquets matter not just to the bride and groom, but to the entire family. | Speaking of China
- [WWAM of the Month: Jo Bai - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/wwam-month-jo-bai-pubd-wwam-bam/) - My interview with Jo Bai, the fabulous blogger at Life Behind the Wall, was just published on WWAM BAM! Here's the introduction to the interview: If you asked me to name some of the most influential and inspiring bloggers I’ve met in China, I’d count Jo Bai among them. She’s the voice behind the popular | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Jo Bai: Fashion Entrepreneur, App Creator and Bar Owner in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/interview-withowner-in-china/) - Want proof of how far you can take your business dreams in China? Meet Jo Gan. She has started an online business, launched an app and become a bar owner. | Speaking of China
- [“Good Chinese Wife” 3 Years Later – An Interview With Susan Blumberg-Kason](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/good-chinese-wife-3-years-later-interview-susan-blumberg-kason/) - Susan Blumberg-Kason’s memoir "Good Chinese Wife" was officially published 3 years ago with great success. What's happened with her book since then? | Speaking of China
- [10 Wedding Photos To Celebrate 10 Years Since My Wedding Ceremony](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/10-wedding-photos-celebrate-10-years-since-wedding-ceremony/) - This summer marks 10 years since Jun and I held our wedding ceremony in China. I wasn't blogging at that time and never had the opportunity to share those photos here. So, in celebration of this 10-year anniversary, I'm sharing 10 of my favorites with you in one post. Enjoy! | Speaking of China
- [We Really Need To Talk About Repatriation - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/really-need-talk-repatriation-pubd-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM just published my post titled We Really Need To Talk About Repatriation. For those of you who don't know, repatriation is when you return to your country of citizenship after living abroad. Here's an excerpt from the post: ...I’ve witnessed a number of bloggers over the years who struggle to write | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Silent Love (A Short Story)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/silent-love-short-fictional-story/) - "All this time had passed, yet I cannot say these words in my heart. I know that you might think I have no feelings for you, but it’s not true." | Speaking of China
- [I'm in Awe of How My Husband Eats Fish With Bones, Unshelled Sunflower Seeds & More](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/im-awe-husband-eats-fish-bones-unshelled-sunflower-seeds/) - No, he didn’t pull the bones out first and then eat the fish. He sorted the meat from the bones with his mouth, something that amazes me to no end. | Speaking of China
- [3 Things People Wrongly Assume I Learned From My Chinese Husband](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/3-things-people-wrongly-assume-learned-chinese-husband/) - When you happen to be an American woman married to a Chinese man, people make certain assumptions – and sometimes get it wrong. | Speaking of China
- [“All Under Heaven” by Carolyn Phillips – Your Ultimate Chinese Cookbook (+ 2 FREE Recipes)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/all-under-heaven-carolyn-phillips-ultimate-chinese-cookbook/) - "All Under Heaven" by Carolyn Phillips covers all 35 of China's cuisines. It's so comprehensive you might never need another Chinese cookbook again. | Speaking of China
- ["The Dim Sum Field Guide" by Carolyn Phillips - an Interview](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/dim-sum-field-guide-carolyn-phillips-interview/) - Armed with "The Dim Sum Field Guide" by Carolyn Phillips, you can confidently dine in any dim sum restaurant and know exactly what you're eating. | Speaking of China
- [Your Next Amazon.com Order Could Come With #JusticeForJun](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/next-amazon-com-order-come-justiceforjun/) - Did you know that every time you shop at Amazon.com, your order could actually help us in our cause -- at no extra cost to you? | Speaking of China
- [My Husband Puts Hot Sauce on Everything – and I Think It’s Fantastic](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/husband-puts-hot-sauce-everything-think-fantastic/) - There’s one condiment you’re sure to find on my dinner table: Lee Kum Kee’s Chinese-style hot sauce. But it's not for me. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: What's Your Chinese Name Story?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/whats-your-chinese-name-story/) - Asian cultures take great pride and thought into picking names. Each combination of characters should sound nice and have meanings of virtue or aspirations. | Speaking of China
- ["Empire of Glass" by Kaitlin Solimine - an Interview](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/empire-glass-kaitlin-solimine-interview/) - Empire of Glass is stunning for its lyrical prose and unique in that it's presented as a "translation" of the story of Li-Ming and her husband Wang. | Speaking of China
- [25 More Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men Who Got Married or Engaged (The June 2017 Edition) - Pub'd on WWAM BAM!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/25-stunning-photos-western-women-asian-men-got-married-engaged-june-2017-edition-pubd-wwam-bam/) - It's June 2017 and time for another round of stunning photos of Western women and Asian men! The group blog WWAM BAM! just published 25 More Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men Who Got Married or Engaged (The June 2017 Edition). This time around, these fabulous couples didn't just share photos -- they | Speaking of China
- [Featured in the Global Times - "When a Chinese Man Loves a White Woman"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/featured-global-times-chinese-man-loves-white-woman/) - The Global Times just published an article titled "When a Chinese Man Loves a White Woman", and I was honored to be included: American Jocelyn Eikenburg, founder of the popular Speaking of China blog has played a key role in the integration of the global WWAM community. "Why don't Western women date Asian men?" one | Speaking of China
- [Unexpected Commonalities between 6 Western Women and their Asian Husbands - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/unexpected-commonalities-6-western-women-asian-husbands-pubd-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM recently featured a collaborative post titled Unexpected Commonalities between 6 Western Women and their Asian Husbands (inspired by an idea from Monica of Learning to Love Anywhere). In case you missed it, here's my contribution to the piece: On our first date, which was also my birthday, Jun gifted me | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Odd Questions I've Heard About My Interracial Love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/odd-questions-heard-about-my-interracial-love/) - If you happen to be in the less than 4%, you are almost certain to get a question or comment about your interracial relationship. | Speaking of China
- [7 Things That Make Living in China Better Than America](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/7-things-make-living-china-better-america/) - The truth is, there are actually some pretty incredible things about living in China. Things that, on balance, are better than America. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: What It's Like to Raise Multicultural Children in Beijing](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/raise-multicultural-children-beijing/) - What's important is that we recognize and embrace our multiculturalism. And for my family, Beijing is the best place to do it. | Speaking of China
- [I Love You, Just Not in Chinese](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/i-love-you-just-not-in-chinese/) - All these years, my Chinese husband had told me "I love you" in English but could never bring himself to say the same in Mandarin Chinese. | Speaking of China
- [Why Would You Want To Go To China?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/why-go-back-china/) - When someone asked me why I wanted to go back to China, I couldn't help wondering if it was curiosity, or something else. | Speaking of China
- [What Loving v. Virginia Means to Me, 50 Years On](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/loving-v-virginia-means-50-years/) - While interracial couples honor Richard and Mildred Loving, the historic US Supreme Court decision bearing their name is only the beginning. | Speaking of China
- [Sushi is Not Chinese Food: Of China Misunderstandings](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/china-misunderstandings/) - Sushi is not Chinese food -- and it's not the only way Americans sometimes misunderstand China. | Speaking of China
- [The Dengji Question: How Marriage in China Gets Confusing](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-dengji-question-how-marriage-in-china-gets-confusing/) - The practice of dengji, registering a marriage in China, confused my relatives about our marriage, especially when we wanted to have a wedding ceremony later. | Speaking of China
- [WWAM of the Month: Felicity Miller - Pub'd on WWAM BAM](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/wwam-month-felicity-miller-pubd-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM BAM! just published my interview with fellow WWAM BAM! contributor Felicity Miller. What's WWAM of the Month? It's our monthly column spotlighting one of the fantastic women in the AMWF (or as we call it, WWAM) community. Here's the introduction: Some people were born to tell stories, and you can count Felicity Miller (one | Speaking of China
- [Why I Don't Have the Luxury to Think "Marriage Is Outdated"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/dont-luxury-think-marriage-outdated/) - What I’ve learned over the years is that debates about the “usefulness of marriage” or whether “marriage is outdated” are a luxury not everyone has. | Speaking of China
- [Wanted: Your Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/wanted-stunning-photos-western-women-asian-men/) - Are you in a WWAM (Western woman/Asian men) relationship? Do you happen to have some share-worthy photos of the two of you? Something really stunning? I’m working on a new round of stunning photos of Western women & Asian men for WWAM BAM! – and I would love for you to be a part of | Speaking of China
- [AMWF History: Sarah Burke and Wong Suey Wong, Arrested in 1883 USA (For Love)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/sarah-burke-wong-suey-wong-arrested-1883-usa-love/) - Sarah Burke and Wong Suey Wong were arrested in California in 1883 for pretextual reasons. Americans really didn't like the fact that they were in love. | Speaking of China
- [What Attracted You to Your Mate? Pub'd on WWAM BAM!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/attracted-mate-pubd-wwam-bam/) - WWAM BAM! recently published a group post titled What Attracted You to Your Mate? and I contributed to the piece. Here's my excerpt: When I first met Jun, I was nursing a major heartbreak. I had just broken up with someone and spent much of my days in the office – the place where we both worked – | Speaking of China
- [Our Top 10 Picks for an Asian James Bond - Pub'd on WWAM Bam!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/top-10-picks-asian-james-bond-pubd-wwam-bam/) - WWAM Bam has just published a group post I contributed to titled Our Top 10 Picks for an Asian James Bond. It's a part of the blog's Where's Wang series that examines the portrayal of Asian men in Western media. Here's an excerpt from the piece: James Bond, the British Secret Service agent with a penchant for | Speaking of China
- [Interview & FREE Book Giveaway: “Parsley & Coriander” by Antonella Moretti](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-free-book-giveaway-parsley-coriander-antonella-moretti/) - "Parsley & Coriander" is a delightful novel that captures the spirit of finding your own path in China, especially as an expat woman. | Speaking of China
- [AMWF History: Mei Quong Tart, A Chinese Gentleman and Leader in Victorian Australia](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/mei-quong-tart-chinese-english-gentleman-victorian-australia/) - Mei Quong Tart is known less for his interracial marriage and more as one of the most beloved Chinese public figures in late Victorian Sydney, Australia. | Speaking of China
- ["I Don't Lend Out My Car or Wife" Is a Real Bumper Sticker in China - Pub'd on WWAM Bam](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/dont-lend-car-wife-real-bumper-sticker-china-pubd-wwam-bam/) - Rude bumper stickers are making headways in China. There’s one in particular that has caught my eye – one that’s actually rude to the driver’s wife. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: I Threw Anna Away Like a Fool](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/guest-post-threw-anna-away-like-fool/) - I never thought that one day, it will all catch up with me. I had found love with sweet Anna -- and then I threw it away like a damn fool. | Speaking of China
- [Racist Haters Will Hate – But Should We Always Blog About It?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/racist-haters-will-hate-always-blog/) - These were hardcore racists. The URL had a malicious slur, and the thread’s title a vulgar phrase. They hated this blogger and her relationship. | Speaking of China
- [How Could I Forget About the Cultural Differences in My Intercultural Marriage?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/how-could-i-forget-about-the-cultural-differences-in-my-intercultural-marriage/) - An interviewer asked, “Tell me about some cultural differences between you and your Chinese husband.” Why couldn't I think of a single decent example? | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: No One Knew Wei Loved Ella, a French Girl in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/no-one-knew-wei-loved-ella-a-french-girl-in-china/) - I cannot bring myself to think about just what went through Wei's head the second he realized that something had gone truly and terribly wrong. | Speaking of China
- [Why It's a Really Bad Idea to Teach Your Spouse Your Language](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/why-its-a-really-bad-idea-to-teach-your-spouse-your-language/) - Why "pillow talk" is not one of the secret language learning hacks -- and how teaching your spouse your language could wreak havoc in your marriage. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: On Being an Expat Wife in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/guest-post-expat-wife-china/) - What happens when your husband receives a job offer in China and you decide to follow him? You’ll probably become a taitai. | Speaking of China
- [25 Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men Who Got Married - Pub'd on WWAM Bam](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/25-stunning-photos-western-women-asian-men-got-married-pubd-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM Bam just published my blog post titled 25 Stunning Photos of Western Women & Asian Men Who Got Married. Here's an excerpt from that: When it comes to interracial couplings, Western women and Asian men are a much rarer sight. But our numbers are on the rise. And if these photos are any | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Gaining a "Chinese Family" While Teaching English in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/gaining-chinese-family-teaching-english-china/) - Sometimes the family you discover in China isn't the family you married into. It's the family you create through meaningful connections. | Speaking of China
- [“Is he your foreign exchange student?” When you’re a white woman who looks older than her Asian husband](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/foreign-exchange-student-youre-white-woman-looks-older-asian-husband/) - A cashier in America once mistook my Chinese husband for a foreign exchange student I was hosting -- suggesting I looked too old to be his wife. | Speaking of China
- [5 Awkward Things for a Longtime Married Couple in China with No Kids](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/5-awkward-things-longtime-married-couple-china-w-no-kids/) - John and I have been married for 10 years, live in China and have no kids. But as being childless isn't normal, we've had our share of awkward experiences. | Speaking of China
- [Featured on AsAm News: Discrimination Complaint by Asian American Student against Idaho State University Moves Forward](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/featured-asamnews-discrimination-complaint-by-asian-american-student-against-idaho-state-university-moves-forward/) - Last year, AsAm News, a website devoted to documenting the Asian American experience, published one of the best stories about my husband's discrimination lawsuit. I'm excited that AsAm News has once again provided some fine coverage on Jun Yu's case with a story titled Discrimination Complaint by Asian American Student against Idaho State University Moves Forward. Here's an excerpt | Speaking of China
- [Two Legal Victories in Jun Yu's Case Against Idaho State University](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/two-legal-victories-jun-yus-case-idaho-state-university/) - Good news to share! We've just learned of two significant victories in my husband Jun Yu's discrimination case against Idaho State University. | Speaking of China
- [Update on AMWF Family Needing Help: New Mother with Brain Cancer](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/update-amwf-family-needing-help-new-mother-brain-cancer/) - Logan Lo and his wife Alison welcomed a baby boy in late 2015. Five days later, Alison had a seizure b/c of a brain tumor. She still fights for her life. | Speaking of China
- [Chinese Women We Admire & How Our Husbands Show The Love — Pub’d on WWAM Bam](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-women-admire-husbands-show-love-pubd-wwam-bam/) - Because I'm recovering from the flu, I thought I'd remind you to read a few great group posts at the group blog WWAM Bam (Western Women & Asian Men, Breaking All Molds) that happen to include contributions from me. For International Women’s Day: Chinese Women We Admire, you might be surprised to learn that I chose | Speaking of China
- [My husband's excuse not to drink? "I have a foreign wife!"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/husbands-excuse-drink-foreign-wife/) - My Chinese husband survived the entire Chinese New Year's holiday without getting drunk...because he has a foreign wife as an excuse to say no. | Speaking of China
- [Win a FREE Copy of “South China Morning Blues” (Ends By Midnight!)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/win-free-copy-south-china-morning-blues-ends-midnight/) - Through 12 viewpoints, Ray Hecht's novel takes readers on a tour of the underside of the expat scene in China -- and you could win a FREE copy! | Speaking of China
- [When Marrying Foreigners Cost American Women Their Citizenship](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/marrying-foreigners-cost-american-women-citizenship/) - Among the dark chapters of US history, there was a moment in time where my marriage to Jun, a Chinese citizen, would have cost me my American citizenship. | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: "Enter Zhao Ming...China's Answer to Arnold Schwarzenegger"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/enter-zhao-ming-chinas-answer-to-arnold-schwarzenegger/) - A white American woman goes to China and ends up falling for a guy she considers the Chinese version of Arnold Schwarzenegger. | Speaking of China
- [4 Awkward Things I’ve Heard in China as a Married Woman With No Kids - Pub'd on WWAM Bam](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/4-awkward-things-ive-heard-china-married-woman-no-kids-pubd-wwam-bam/) - Today, the group blog WWAM Bam just ran my latest post, 4 Awkward Things I’ve Heard in China as a Married Woman With No Kids. Here's an excerpt from the article: In a China where “married with kids” is the unspoken rule, I’m the ultimate oddity – a longtime married woman who has no children. I | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: How a Chinese Student Found Love in Finland](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/chinese-student-found-love-finland/) - The story of how Zhao, a Chinese student in Finland, fell in love with a Finnish girl and eventually married her. | Speaking of China
- [Four Lame Reasons Why Western Women Won't Date Chinese Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/four-lame-reasons-why-western-women-wont-date-chinese-men/) - Here are four of the lamest reasons I've ever heard as to why Western women won't date Chinese men. | Speaking of China
- [3 Stereotypes About Asian Men I’m Tired Of Hearing](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/3-stereotypes-asian-men-im-tired-hearing/) - My marriage to a Chinese man has also educated me about the world of racism, prejudice, and all of those unfortunate stereotypes about Asians. | Speaking of China
- [On Shopping With My Husband, And The Parka That Got Away](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/on-shopping-with-my-husband-and-the-parka-that-got-away/) - I never before knew any guy who would willingly take me to the shopping malls until I went to China, and started dating Chinese men. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: 3 Reasons Why You Should Pursue Chinese Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/3-reasons-why-you-should-pursue-chinese-men/) - Three reasons why Western women should just "do it" and ask Chinese men out themselves. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Crying Over Him After 5 & A Half Years](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/crying-5-half-years/) - I cried for hours. Every time I thought about him, my eyes watered and I had to swallow the pain I felt deep in my chest. I know I can only blame myself. | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd in the China Daily: Why the Negative Bias Against Chinese Students in America Needs to Stop](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/pubd-china-daily-negative-bias-chinese-students-america-needs-stop/) - This past Wednesday, the China Daily just published my op-ed titled Why the Negative Bias Against Chinese Students in America Needs to Stop. Here's an excerpt: When Chinese students in the US returned to universities in 2017, they began a new semester under a cloud. The Los Angeles Times reported that, in the wake of Trump’s | Speaking of China
- [5 Reasons You Must See Hayden Szeto in “The Edge of Seventeen” - Pub'd on WWAM Bam](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/5-reasons-must-see-hayden-szeto-edge-seventeen-pubd-wwam-bam/) - The group blog WWAM Bam (Western Women & Asian Men - Breaking All Molds) just published my post titled 5 Reasons You Must See Hayden Szeto in “The Edge of Seventeen”. Here's an excerpt: Whenever I think of Hollywood teen movies, I cringe. It’s bad enough that white actors get all the best roles, with almost | Speaking of China
- [Is The Family Pressure in China Too Much?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/family-pressure-china-much/) - This past Chinese New Year, we noticed a glaring absence from the family gatherings – one of Jun’s relatives, a fellow close to his own age. At first I figured it was just bad timing. Maybe we missed him because I had woken up a bit late? Or maybe he was dining with other relatives? | Speaking of China
- [Getting Personal When Buying Condoms at Watson's China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/buying-condoms-watsons-china/) - A little personal shopping got too personal when buying condoms in a Watson's in China. | Speaking of China
- [My Chinese Husband's Cousin, Looking For a Western Wife to Brag About](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/western-wives-brag-about/) - My Chinese husband's cousin had it all -- money, BMW, expensive suits. But he was looking for the ultimate accessory: a Western wife to show off. | Speaking of China
- [Win a FREE Copy of “Knocked Up Abroad Again” (Ends By Midnight!)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/win-free-copy-knocked-abroad-ends-midnight/) - "Knocked Up Abroad Again" is a compelling exploration of pregnancy abroad through 26 writers, and you could win a FREE copy. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Staring in China at Couples of Chinese Men-Western Women](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/staring-china-couples-chinese-men-western-women/) - A Chinese man loves the Western woman he just started dating, but not the stares and attention from his fellow Chinese when they're in public. | Speaking of China
- [The Relationship Between Language and Falling in Love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/language-and-falling-in-love/) - As I looked back on the Chinese men I've dated, I found a strong connection between the language(s) we fell in love in and the language(s) we feel most comfortable using with each other. | Speaking of China
- [“A Geek in China” by Matthew Christensen – an Interview](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/geek-china-matthew-christensen-interview/) - "A Geek in China" is the perfect book for anyone who wants to be culturally savvy about China, fast. Think of it as a fun, smart 150-page China 101 course. | Speaking of China
- [How to Celebrate Valentine's When Your Boyfriend/Girlfriend Is in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/celebrate-valentines-boyfriendgirlfriend-china/) - How do you celebrate Valentine’s Day – this ever-important holiday for lovers – when your boyfriend or girlfriend is in China? | Speaking of China
- [Why the Trump Immigration Ban Threatens Us All](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/trump-immigration-ban-threatens-us/) - So, it’s the year of the cock – and in this new Chinese zodiac year, Trump has decided to stick it to Muslims with his immigration ban. I learned this appalling news in a haze, still recovering from the lack of sleep. (Anyone who has ever celebrated Chinese New Year in China knows that the | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Mongol Man Conquers American Woman's Heart](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/mongol-man-conquers-american-womans-heart/) - I was a skeptic when it came to love stories. Two and a half years ago I would not have called myself a "romantic." Then Mongolia--and Zorig--happened. | Speaking of China
- [3 Ways NOT to Impress Family During Chinese New Year](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/3-ways-not-impress-family-chinese-new-year/) - Chinese New Year is coming! If this is your first time spending the holidays with a Chinese family, here are 3 things that will definitely NOT impress. | Speaking of China
- [How to Deal with 3 Major Chinese New Year Annoyances - Pub'd on WWAM Bam](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/deal-3-major-chinese-new-year-annoyances-pubd-wwam-bam/) - WWAM Bam, the new group blog for Western women who love Asian men, just published my piece titled How to Deal with 3 Major Chinese New Year Annoyances. Here's the introduction to that article: As China in January turns into a festive wonderland of red and gold everywhere you look, some of us don’t feel as excited | Speaking of China
- [How NOT to Give Gifts in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/not-give-gifts-china/) - How should you NOT give gifts in China? What are the things to avoid? Here are 4 ideas you won’t want to try if you're hoping to impress. | Speaking of China
- [4 Things That Make Me Nervous About Chinese New Year With The Family](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/4-things-make-nervous-chinese-new-year-family/) - It’s not all perfect or fun when you actually spend Chinese New Year with the family here in China. Sometimes, it’s even nerve-wracking. | Speaking of China
- [On Bainian -- Chinese New Year's Calls -- And Those Annoying Questions From Relatives](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/on-bainian-and-annoying-questions/) - The other night, while talking to our close Chinese friend Caroline during Chinese New Year, my husband asked a common question. “Did you go out to bàinián?” Bàinián (拜年), of course, is the tradition of paying new year’s calls to your relatives and friends, usually by going over to their homes. Caroline laughed with embarrassment. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: When Tradition Gets in the Way of Intercultural Dating](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/tradition-gets-way-intercultural-dating/) - After years in China, I’d given up on finding a mainland Chinese guy. There were still cuties, but I knew that the cultural aspect was mafan (trouble). | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: I Shouldn't Be Dating in My Own Country](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/i-shouldnt-be-dating-in-my-own-country/) - The cultural differences are too big between me and the local Danes. I’ll have to wait for my prince charming, who’s probably sitting on a Beijing subway. | Speaking of China
- [To the American Who Told Me, "Don't Speak Chinese to Your Husband"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/american-told-dont-speak-chinese-husband/) - I always used to think you were cool and open-minded. You voted for Obama. You had a terrific downward dog pose. One of your friends was Chinese. | Speaking of China
- [Great Gifts For Your Chinese Zodiac Year (Ben Ming Nian)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/great-gifts-chinese-zodiac-year-ben-ming-nian/) - If someone is about to go through their Chinese zodiac year (aka ben ming nian), what should you give them as gifts? Here are a few ideas. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: To the Chinese Girl Who Fell in Love with My Black Ken Doll](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/to-the-chinese-girl-who-fell-in-love-with-my-black-ken-doll/) - I can't really blame you for falling for my Black Ken. You see, we have more in common than you may think: We have great taste in Men. | Speaking of China
- [My Best Posts on Speaking of China in 2016](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/best-posts-speaking-china-2016/) - As we say farewell to 2016, I’d like to share the best posts on this site – including the top five by views and my five own personal favorites. | Speaking of China
- [The Best Guest Posts on Speaking of China for 2016](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/best-guest-posts-speaking-china-2016/) - As 2016 comes to a close, I’d like to salute the top five guest posts on Speaking of China by views. | Speaking of China
- [When a White Supremacist Website Links to Your Interracial Love Blog](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/white-supremacist-website-links-interracial-love-blog/) - The Southern Poverty Law Center website confirmed my suspicions – that, indeed, a white supremacist website had linked to my interracial love blog. | Speaking of China
- [To the Girl Whose Boyfriend’s ￥8,000/Mo Salary "Wasn’t Enough"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/girl-said-boyfriends-8000mo-salary-wasnt-enough/) - You told your friend about how dissatisfied you were with your boyfriend. You said his salary of “only” 8,000 RMB a month wasn’t good enough. | Speaking of China
- [An Open Letter to the Girl Whose Interracial Relationship Ended](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/open-letter-girl-whose-interracial-relationship-ended/) - I could feel your heartbreak in the messages you sent to me. I know what it’s like. I’ve had Asian boyfriends break up with me out of the blue. | Speaking of China
- [What a Trump Presidency Means for Interracial Couples](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/trump-presidency-means-interracial-couples/) - Stunned and shocked. That about sums up my reaction to the election this past Tuesday. Well, when the United States of America elects a xenophobic, racist, misogynistic, homophobic narcissist (see if you can say that five times fast), I don’t know how else you can feel about it. I don’t normally discuss politics. This isn’t | Speaking of China
- [3 Ways To Do Christmas, Chinese Style](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/3-ways-christmas-chinese-style/) - Christmas is coming! If you’d like to do Christmas like the Chinese do, here are three ideas for the holidays. | Speaking of China
- [Last Minute Holiday Ideas with Chinese Characteristics](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/last-minute-holiday-ideas-chinese-characteristics/) - I can’t believe it’s already December 20. As I write this post, I’m still knee deep in preparations for two Christmas parties this week -- and, of course, have yet to do a single Christmas card. (At least I can send them out by e-mail – thank you, Hallmark eCards.) Welcome to my busy December! | Speaking of China
- [Moved To A New Apartment, Please Bear With Me](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/moved-new-apartment-please-bear/) - Who in their right mind would move to a new apartment in the dead of winter, smack dab in the middle of the holiday season? *raises hand* So we just moved house and are getting settled in. Please bear with me as I take this week to get things together. I may post something new | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: First Comes Baby, Then His Lawyer](https://www.speakingofchina.com/fenshou/first-comes-baby-lawyer/) - One of my favorite days of the year is the day I gave birth. Afterwards, little by little we descended into Dante's nine circles of hell. | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd in the Huffington Post: An Open Letter to the Girl Whose Interracial Relationship Ended](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/pubd-huffington-post-open-letter-girl-whose-interracial-relationship-ended/) - The Huffington Post just ran my piece titled An Open Letter to the Girl Whose Interracial Relationship Ended, which I first published on this blog. In case you haven't read it yet, here's a snippet: I was shocked to learn your steady Asian boyfriend of several years had left you. Even though we’ve never met in | Speaking of China
- [Giving Thanks to You on #GivingTuesday](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/giving-thanks-givingtuesday/) - When I look back, I think to myself, what a miracle. When we needed help, people stood up and surrounded us to say, "I care." | Speaking of China
- [Exclusive Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deals Just For You](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/exclusive-black-fridaycyber-monday-deals-just/) - Enjoy 40% off VPN services, and either 13% off your order or off orders of or more for gift baskets sent to China. | Speaking of China
- [Your 2016 Holiday Gift & Survival Guide](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/2016-holiday-gift-survival-guide/) - The holiday season is just around the corner. Whether you’re filled with delightful anticipation or dread, don’t worry. I’ve got you covered with this 2016 holiday gift and survival guide. Okay, so let’s start with the biggest thing on everyone’s mind – the gifts. Need some ideas on what to buy your Chinese loved ones? | Speaking of China
- [Shop Amazon? Your Holiday Purchases Could Help #JusticeForJun](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/shop-amazon-holiday-purchases-help-justiceforjun/) - Will you be shopping Amazon for the holidays? Your holiday purchases could help benefit #JusticeForJun (my husband is currently fighting against academic injustice) with every order, at no cost to you. As I posted before, I’m an Amazon affiliate. That means whenever you make purchases at Amazon through a link on my site, Amazon gives | Speaking of China
- [Follow Me on WeChat!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/follow-me-on-wechat/) - Do you use WeChat on your mobile phone? You can now follow Speaking of China through WeChat as well -- just search for "speakingchina" on WeChat. | Speaking of China
- [Can Interracial and Intercultural Relationships Be a Transcendental Experience?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/can-interracial-and-intercultural-relationships-be-a-transcendental-experience/) - Beyond all expectations, love happened to me in China -- and it was only possible because I transcended my assumptions and biases about dating in China. | Speaking of China
- [The Love Stories of East German Women and North Korean Men in New German Documentary “Loved, Engaged, Lost”](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-love-stories-of-east-german-women-and-north-korean-men-in-new-german-documentary-loved-engaged-lost/) - When North Korea sent 357 men over to East Germany in the 1950s to train them, this lead to some of the most bittersweet stories of forbidden AMWF love. | Speaking of China
- ["We're Not Fighting, We're Just Talking!" My Struggle with Cultural Differences in How People Talk in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/not-fighting-just-talking-struggle-cultural-differences-people-talk-china/) - I could hear those amplified voices through the paper-thin walls in my in-laws home. What were they arguing about? Was something wrong between them? | Speaking of China
- [5 Unhappy Things I've Struggled with as an Expat Married to a Foreigner](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/5-unhappy-things-ive-struggled-with-as-an-expat-married-to-a-foreigner/) - Life isn’t perfect when you’re an expat married to a foreigner, and it’s hard to discuss. I don’t like telling you about the times I've cried in China. | Speaking of China
- [4 Things I'm Embarrassed to Share About Living with My Chinese In-Laws](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/4-things-im-embarrassed-share-living-chinese-laws/) - It’s embarrassing to admit that I’m in my thirties and still enjoy a lot of support from my in-laws that I probably shouldn't. | Speaking of China
- [Why I Don't Like Going to Wedding Banquets in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/why-dont-like-wedding-banquets-china/) - In China, there’s nothing that strikes fear into my heart quite like the phrase, “Let’s attend a wedding.” Here's why I dislike wedding banquets in China. | Speaking of China
- [6 Surprising Experiences My Husband and I Had in a Chinese Hospital](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/surprising-experiences-husband-chinese-hospital/) - “It’s appendicitis. You need surgery.” The words echoed through my mind like a bad nightmare. But the bigger shock was that I'd need surgery in China. | Speaking of China
- [How Loving a “Foreign Enemy” (And Writing About It) Changes Lives](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/loving-foreign-enemy-writing-changes-lives/) - Our lawyer Ron Coulter reminded me of the value that comes from writing about what it’s like to live with (and sleep with) the so-called “enemy” country. | Speaking of China
- [Is Interracial Dating Easier for Asian Men in Non-English-Speaking Countries?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/interracial-dating-easier-asian-men-non-english-speaking-countries/) - Is the interracial dating scene friendlier to Asian men when you leave the Anglosphere, the English-speaking world? | Speaking of China
- [What It Means to Support Your Husband's Discrimination Lawsuit](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/means-support-husbands-discrimination-lawsuit/) - There’s a human side to a US lawsuit. It’s inevitable that a huge US Federal Court case will ultimately affect you in countless ways, changing your life. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: My Abortion in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/abortion-china/) - I shook my husband awake. He took one look at my face, looked at the pregnancy test in my hands and said, “Shit.” I burst into tears. | Speaking of China
- [Exclusive WeChat 11:11 Deals Just For You](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/exclusive-wechat-1111-deals-just/) - To share the 11:11 love, I'm offering you exclusive 11:11 deals from WeChat stores run by some fabulous Western women who also have Chinese husbands. | Speaking of China
- [The #1 Thing That Matters When Struggling With Foreign In-laws](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/1-thing-matters-struggling-foreign-laws/) - I’ve written a lot about the struggles for interracial couples here in China. One topic that comes up often? Problems with the foreign in-laws. | Speaking of China
- [Interviewed and Featured on ExpatFocus.com](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/interviewed-featured-expatfocus-com/) - The website ExpatFocus.com just featured my blog, along with an interview with me posted this week. Here's an excerpt: What do you like about life where you are? It’s so delightful to reside in a city built around a historic lake fringed by some of the most celebrated gardens in China, along with verdant mountains | Speaking of China
- [The #1 Reason I Struggle With Funerals in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/1-reason-struggle-funerals-china/) - Recently, my husband’s grandmother passed away. In the preparations for her memorial, I was once again reminded of why I struggle with funerals in China. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Nothing Can Prepare You for Living with Chinese Relatives](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/nothing-can-prepare-you-for-living-with-chinese-relatives/) - For those considering moving to the East to be with their loved one, you must be aware that the step you are trying to make is a huge one. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Kiss and Tell from China and the UK](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/kiss-and-tell-from-china-and-the-uk/) - I came to China at the age of 26 and already knew about more divorces than I could count. I wasn't impressed with the dating and marriage culture in the UK. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Food Preferences and Dining Etiquette in a Southern Chinese Home](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/food-preferences-dining-etiquette-southern-chinese-home/) - Maria shares how she has embraces many of the food and dining preferences of her husband's family, from soup and fish eyes to toothpicks and white rice. | Speaking of China
- [Letticie "Ticie" Pruett and Fong See from Lisa See’s “On Gold Mountain”](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/letticie-ticie-pruett-fong-see-lisa-sees-gold-mountain/) - The marriage between Fong See and Letticie “Ticie” Pruett is one of the most important relationships in Lisa See’s memoir "On Gold Mountain". | Speaking of China
- [On the HuffPost: Why Won’t Western Women Date Chinese Men? (From the Archives)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/huffpost-wont-western-women-date-chinese-men-archives/) - It's always a pleasant surprise when your friend shares a link with you on social media -- and it turns out to be an article you wrote a few years back. That happened to me just the other day. There it was in my social media messenging app -- a picture of Jun and me | Speaking of China
- [First Lady Faina Chiang, Russian Wife of President Chiang Ching-kuo](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/first-lady-faina-chiang-russian-wife-president-chiang-ching-kuo/) - Even though Faina Chiang eschewed the public spotlight, she’ll always be remembered for her hard work, modesty and devotion to her family. | Speaking of China
- [Pub’d in the HuffPost: The Top 6 Gifts Sure To Please Your Chinese Family](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/pubd-huffpost-top-6-gifts-sure-please-chinese-family/) - The Huffington Post just published The Top 6 Gifts Sure To Please Your Chinese Family, an article inspired by my classic post Giving Gifts to Your Chinese Family - A Modest Guide. Here's an excerpt: Buying gifts for someone else never ranked as one of my top 10 most fun things to do. Not even | Speaking of China
- [The Love Affair of Mussolini’s Daughter Edda & Zhang Xueliang, Heroic China Warlord](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/love-affair-mussolinis-daughter-edda-zhang-xueliang-heroic-china-warlord/) - A suave China warlord (who eventually makes history) romances the daughter of Italy's infamous fascist dictator during the 1930s. | Speaking of China
- [Sharing the Sweetness and the Sorrows (From the Archives)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/sharing-sweetness-sorrows-archives/) - I wrote a blog post almost 5 years ago titled Sharing the Sweetness and the Sorrows, inspired by the hardships we began facing then. I thought about it recently because we're still facing hardships, but in a different form (you can learn more about our fight against injustice here), and still finding ways to share | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd in the HuffPost: How Loving a “Foreign Enemy” (And Writing About It) Changes Lives](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/pubd-huffpost-loving-foreign-enemy-writing-changes-lives/) - The Huffington Post just published How Loving a “Foreign Enemy” (And Writing About It) Changes Lives -- a piece that first appeared here. | Speaking of China
- [4 Stinging 1890s Quotes on White Women Who Loved Chinese Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/amwf-history/4-stinging-1890s-quotes-white-women-love-chinese-men/) - The LA Herald published “Married to Chinamen – White Women Who Accept Mongolian Husbands” in 1892. But hatred, not acceptance, prevails in the piece. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: A Chinese Family Refused To Hire Me Because I’m Black](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/a-chinese-family-refused-to-hire-me-because-im-black/) - I think I 'knew' that discrimination does take place, but now I KNOW. As for the Chinese family, I wonder if the husband’s mind will ever be opened. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: What Do Pickup Artists Tell Us About Dating?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/pickup-artists-tell-us-dating/) - Pick-up artists (PUA) present one of the most controversial issues in the modern dating world. The ultimate goal of PUA is predominantly sex. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Joke Tummers, Professional Clarinetist and Music Instructor/Entrepreneur in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/interview-joke-tummers-professional-clarinetist-music-instructorentrepreneur-china/) - For clarinetist Joke Tummers, China adventures mean making beautiful music with others (including her husband Haiwen, who manages a music academy with her). | Speaking of China
- [Traveling to the USA for the 1st Time in 3 Years](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/traveling-usa-1st-time-3-years/) - When Jun and I used to live in the US, we always heard the stories from Chinese students and friends. How years would pass before they ever traveled to China to see friends and family. It was too difficult for them to return – because of the cost of travel, the hassle of renewing their | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: The Traditional Chinese Wedding That Changed Me & My Dating Preferences](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/traditional-chinese-wedding-changed-dating-preferences/) - Even though I thought I had grown up under much Chinese culture and influence, nothing had prepared me for the experience that this wedding was. | Speaking of China
- [My 6 China Must-Haves When Traveling Back Home](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/6-china-must-haves-traveling-back-home/) - When you’ve lived in China as long as I have, you become accustomed to certain things – and can’t imagine being anywhere in the world without them. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: How I Met My Asian Christian Grey (Reader Discretion Advised)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/met-asian-christian-grey/) - "A lot of people aren’t aware of the different types of relationships that occur for AMWF couples, and the true dominance that Asian men really have." | Speaking of China
- [How China (and My Chinese Husband) Helped Me Love Grapes & Other Fresh Fruit](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/china-husband-helped-love-grapes-fresh-fruit/) - These were not grapes, folks. These were the dictionary definition of ambrosial, the true manna from the heavens that the gods themselves would feast upon. | Speaking of China
- [Wanted: Your Outstanding Guest Posts & Stories](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/wanted-outstanding-guest-posts/) - One of the things I like about this blog is sharing new perspectives and opinions with the community. And I'd love to hear from you! I'm always looking for fresh new guest posts and stories to share here.You don't have to be a perfect writer as long as you have something interesting to say. If you've | Speaking of China
- [I'm Recovering in the Hospital From Appendicitis](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/im-recovering-hospital-appendicitis/) - Just wanted to let you all know I might be posting more off-schedule these days because I've been in the hospital. Don't worry guys -- I'm doing well with the recovery. They actually expect me to leave the hospital in the next day or so. Late Sunday night just before midnight I thought I was | Speaking of China
- [3 Lessons I've Learned About Modern Racism from Idaho State University's Bad Behavior Towards My Husband](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/3-lessons-ive-learned-modern-racism-idaho-state-universitys-bad-behavior-towards-husband/) - It was painful witnessing the horrendous damage that Idaho State University inflicted upon my husband -- but it also taught me a lot about modern racism. | Speaking of China
- [How Blogging Saved My Life (More on the Courage to Blog About Love in China)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/blogging-saved-life-courage-blog-love-china/) - How could I continue writing? It was hard to find the love and beauty in a world that seemed content to arbitrarily shatter all of our dreams and hard work. | Speaking of China
- [Featured on AsAm News: "Idaho State University Accused Of Discrimination In Watershed Lawsuit"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/featured-asam-news-idaho-state-university-accused-discrimination-watershed-lawsuit/) - AsAm News has published one of the best stories about Jun Yu's case, capturing the strengths of his lawsuit against Idaho State University. | Speaking of China
- [Expert Calls ISU "Reprehensible" + 4 More Powerful Expert Quotes Supporting Jun Yu's Case](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/expert-calls-isu-reprehensible-4-powerful-expert-quotes-supporting-jun-yus-case/) - Expert reports are not just a legal strength in Jun Yu's case. They can also make for fascinating reading and reveal just how much ISU screwed up. | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd in The Huffington Post: Why I Don’t Trust Psychologists, Thanks to Idaho State University](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/pubd-huffington-post-dont-trust-psychologists-thanks-idaho-state-university/) - The Huffington Post just published my article titled "Why I Don’t Trust Psychologists, Thanks to Idaho State University." Here's an excerpt: “Maybe you could talk to a counselor about that.” That’s what a good friend wrote to me a few months ago after I confided in her. I had mentioned the enormous stress in my | Speaking of China
- [Behind ISU's Blatant Violations of Professional Standards Are Shadows of Discrimination Against Jun Yu](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/behind-isus-blatant-violations-professional-standards-shadows-discrimination-jun-yu/) - It's as if ISU believed, when it came to their behavior with Jun Yu, professional standards and ethics no longer applied. And there's discrimination there. | Speaking of China
- [Idaho State University Ruined My Husband's Future. Please Help Us Right This Injustice.](https://www.speakingofchina.com/justice-for-jun/idaho-state-university-ruined-husbands-future-please-help-us-right-injustice/) - Imagine if your past 5 years of hard work were suddenly robbed from you, if your entire career was abruptly ruined. That's what happened to my husband, Jun. | Speaking of China
- [Coming Up: My Shocking Reveal + A Call For Help](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/coming-shocking-reveal-call-help/) - It’s no exaggeration when I say that this week is the most important week in my nearly seven years of blogging. I am preparing to reveal a very shocking behind-the-scenes story in my personal life that has been going on for over three years. Yes, you read that right. Three years. As excited as I | Speaking of China
- [Remembering My Mother, Who Never Knew Me After China, and My Grandma (From the Archives)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/remembering-my-mother-grandma-archives/) - If you follow me on Facebook, then you already know my grandma passed away recently. The funeral services took place during this past weekend -- but I couldn't leave China to attend. I was incredibly close to my grandma growing up. Now that she's gone, it's like the end of an era in my life. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Translating "Tiger Tail Soup" into Chinese](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/translating-tiger-tail-soup-chinese/) - I’m not sure where I picked up that rather romantic image of translation. But that’s not the way it works. At least it didn’t for me. | Speaking of China
- [Saluting Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/saluting-asian-pacific-american-heritage-month/) - It's May and that means it's Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month once again! Since I've had an exceptionally eventful past week (one that unfortunately included me throwing up the other night...yikes!), I thought I'd take this time to dig into the archives and instead honor some of the fine Asian-Pacific American writers who have contributed to this blog | Speaking of China
- [“Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside” by Quincy Carroll – An Interview](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/mountains-countryside-quincy-carroll-interview/) - This novel explores the clash between two Americans (a deadbeat and an idealist) teaching English in China, and the student who comes between them. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Single and Abroad? Here's What You Need to Know About Dating Apps in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/single-abroad-heres-need-know-dating-apps-china/) - In this guest article Nicolas Chan takes us on a tour of the local dating landscape and offers pointers to those hoping to ‘swipe right’ in China. | Speaking of China
- [西方女孩谈很难在亚洲找到另一半的五个原因](https://www.speakingofchina.com/zhongwenban/xifang-nvhai-tan-hennan-zai-yazhou-zhaodao-ling-yiban-de-wuge-yuanyin/) - 虽然我有幸在中国找到了另一半并嫁到了这儿，但是我发现我的情况在当地相当罕见。为什么西方女孩很难在亚洲找到自己的白马王子呢？(Translation of "Guest Post: 5 Reasons You Might Not Find Your Mr. Right in Asia") | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Larry - a Short Tale of Ignorance or Cross-Cultural Misunderstanding](https://www.speakingofchina.com/fenshou/larry-a-short-tale-of-ignorance-or-cross-cultural-misunderstanding/) - “I really want to kiss you, Ava, but I’m scared that I might get AIDS because all Africans have AIDS.” I was literally struck dumb at his ignorance. | Speaking of China
- [3 Fun Things About Learning Your Partner's Obscure Language or Dialect](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/3-fun-things-learning-partners-obscure-language-dialect/) - It’s amazing to finally connect with my husband’s family/friends in the local dialect. Learning your partner’s obscure language or dialect is a LOT of fun. | Speaking of China
- [Vlogger Spotlight: AMWF Vlog “2 Wongs Make it Right”](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/vlogger-spotlight-amwf-vlog-2-wongs-make-right/) - Two Wongs Make it Right is more than just a clever take on that old saying. It’s also the name of a funny new AMWF vlog on Youtube. | Speaking of China
- [与公婆同住的四件尴尬事儿](https://www.speakingofchina.com/zhongwenban/yu-gongpo-tongzhu-de-sijian-ganga-shier/) - 想一想，我作为一个三十岁的成年人，每次在婆婆家（浙江省乡下）住时还需要她帮忙洗衣服，这多少让人觉得有点不好意思。 (Translation of: 4 Things I’m Embarrassed to Share About Living with My Chinese In-Laws) | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: 5 Reasons You Might Not Find Your Mr. Right in Asia](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/5-reasons-might-not-find-mr-right-asia/) - While I have happily met and married my Asian Mr. Right, I have found my case to be rather rare among Western women living abroad. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: On Sex Education in China's Tang Dynasty Era](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/sex-education-chinas-tang-dynasty-era/) - Ancient Chinese people were not shy or reserved at all, they were very passionate and open about sex. To have sex was a beautiful thing. | Speaking of China
- [洋媳妇问答：中国男人与性](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/qing-jiao-yangxifu-zhongguo-nanren-yu-xing/) - 什么是中国男人与性的故事?一个西方女人想知道为什么她的华裔男友如此“办事不力” | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: How an American Woman Exchanged Rings, Bows and Hearts with Her Amazing Taiwanese Husband](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/how-an-american-woman-exchanged-rings-bows-and-hearts-with-her-amazing-taiwanese-husband/) - "Marriage to someone outside my cultural group was one of the hardest and easiest things I’ve ever done," writes Anne of her marriage to a Taiwanese man. | Speaking of China
- [关于家畜：我在乡下学到的五件事](https://www.speakingofchina.com/zhongwenban/wo-zai-xiangxia-xuedao-de-wu-jian-shi/) - 婆婆家完全可以称得上是一个小型农场。在这里我想和大家分享其中五件有意思的——以及鸡过马路的真正原因（哈哈！）（Translation of《5 Things I've Learned About Farm Animals from China's Countryside》） | Speaking of China
- [5 Things I've Learned About Farm Animals from China's Countryside](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/5-things-ive-learned-farm-animals-chinas-countryside/) - What I’ve learned from the farm animals at my Chinese in-laws’ “family farm” (including the real reason the chickens cross the road…ha ha ha!) | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Enjoying the Golden Spring in Rural Hangzhou, China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-enjoying-golden-spring-rural-hangzhou-china/) - While I'm still on break this week, I thought I'd share some recent photos from the gorgeous "golden" spring blooming all around us here in the Hangzhou countryside. I call it "golden" because of the golden yellow rapeseed flowers that dominate the fields at this time of year. There's nothing quite like standing among these fields | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: Asian Men & Bags, Forgetting Cultural Differences (and More)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/archives-asian-men-bags-forgetting-cultural-differences/) - I have just finished up an incredibly exhausting week -- the kind where it seems as if you've packed a year's worth of events into seven small days -- and can really use a break. I'm taking the week off from blogging to recharge myself. And while I'm away, I'll be sharing some of my favorite posts | Speaking of China
- [How I Built a Good Relationship with My Chinese Mother-in-Law (Pub'd on LindaGoesEast.com)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/built-good-relationship-chinese-mother-law-pubd-lindagoeseast-com/) - Linda Goes East just published a guest post from me, and it's titled "How I Built a Good Relationship with My Chinese Mother-in-Law". Here's an excerpt from the post: If you’ve read my blog over the years, you know I love to gush about my mother-in-law here in China. I’ve written about everything from how | Speaking of China
- [Student Seeks Intercultural Couples Using Mandarin & English for Research](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/student-seeks-intercultural-couples-using-mandarin-english-research/) - Are you part of an intercultural couple using Mandarin and English for communication? Susanna Wickes wants you participate in her online survey. | Speaking of China
- [“The Moon in the Palace” by Weina Dai Randel – An Interview](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/moon-palace-weina-dai-randel-interview/) - "The Moon in the Palace" by Weina Dai Randel, about the rise of China's young Empress Wu, truly reads like a Tang Dynasty-era Cinderella story. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: 4 Things That Helped Me Adapt to South Korea](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/4-things-that-helped-me-adapt-to-south-korea/) - Before I met Jeongsu, the only thing I knew about Korea was that its capital is Seoul. I hadn’t even tried Korean food. How was I going to live there? | Speaking of China
- [Exclusive $0.99 E-Book Deal on New AMWF Romance Novel “Ferry Tale” (Ends in 24 Hours!)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/exclusive-0-99-deal-on-new-amwf-romance-novel-ferry-tale-ends-in-24-hours/) - Shannon Young just launched her new AMWF romance novel "Ferry Tale: A Hong Kong Love Story"; I'm offering an exclusive .99 e-book deal (24 hours only!) | Speaking of China
- [My Experiences Dating in China - AMWF Youtube Interview with Ning Li](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/my-experiences-dating-in-china-amwf-youtube-interview-w-ning-li/) - Ning Li of Ning Li Dating just interviewed me on Youtube about my experiences dating in China, which you can check out here. For those of you who'd love to hear about how I came to China, some of dating experiences, or even what I sound like, have a look at the video. And if | Speaking of China
- [Featured on the Global Times: Expats Adapt to and Put Their Own Spin on Chinese New Year Purchasing](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/featured-on-the-global-times-expats-adapt-to-and-put-their-own-spin-on-chinese-new-year-purchasing/) - The Global Times just published an article titled Expats Adapt to and Put Their Own Spin on Chinese New Year Purchasing featuring quotes from me about my own purchases for the holiday! Here's an excerpt: For Jocelyn Eikenburg, a 38-year-old American who has been in China for seven and a half years, shopping for Chinese New | Speaking of China
- [I Bought It for Love (or How My New Jacket Made My Mother-In-Law Smile)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/i-bought-it-for-love-or-how-my-new-jacket-made-my-mother-in-law-smile/) - She is the most amazing, devoted and loving mother-in-law I could ever ask for. If wearing some new clothes would make her happy, how could I refuse? | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Learn Mandarin Chinese - What to Call Chinese Family for Western Women Married to Chinese Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/mandarin-love/learn-mandarin-chinese-what-to-call-chinese-family-for-western-women-married-to-chinese-men/) - An introduction to some of the basics every Western woman who marries a Chinese man should know when it comes to what to call your Chinese family members. | Speaking of China
- [The Chinese Relatives Name Game](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-relatives-name-game/) - Keeping all of the names for your Chinese relatives together is not such an easy game after all. | Speaking of China
- [I Never Expected to End up in China, but It Changed My Life (and Love) Forever (Pub'd on Ninglidating.com)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/i-never-expected-to-end-up-in-china-but-it-changed-my-life-and-love-forever/) - Going to China was one of the craziest decisions I had ever made – a total detour from everything I had planned before. Read about it in my guest post. | Speaking of China
- [Father-In-Law on the Roof? Strange Scenes During Extreme Cold in Southern China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/father-in-law-on-the-roof-strange-scenes-during-extreme-cold-in-southern-china/) - There are things you never expect to see in a lifetime. Like watching a grown man whack snow off the roof with a bamboo pole. | Speaking of China
- [4 Favorite Chinese New Year Foods from My Mother-In-Law's Kitchen](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/4-favorite-chinese-new-year-foods-mother-laws-kitchen/) - Chinese New Year is all about food, even the days leading up. One of the best parts of the season is watching my mother-in-law prepare traditional foods. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Kelli Estes on Her Novel "The Girl Who Wrote in Silk"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-with-kelli-estes-on-her-novel-the-girl-who-wrote-in-silk/) - "The Girl Who Wrote in Silk" by Kelli Estes links two women across centuries to a silk embroidered sleeve in a story of love, courage and humanity. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: She Broke My Heart and Saved My Life - the Cheerio Girl Story](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/she-broke-my-heart-and-saved-my-life-the-cheerio-girl-story/) - I had a weakness for white girls that looked cute and innocent, like the kind you’d bake cookies with. When I met Cheerio girl, my brain basically exploded. | Speaking of China
- [How Chinese New Year Beats the January Blues (Things I’ve Learned From My Chinese Husband)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/how-chinese-new-year-beats-the-january-blues-things-ive-learned-from-my-chinese-husband/) - With all of this joy, excitement and holiday spirit around me, the January blues I used to know as a child don’t have a chance before Chinese New Year. | Speaking of China
- [AMWF TEDx Talk on Why Asian Male/Western Female Couples Are Rare](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/amwf-tedx-talk-why-asian-male-western-female-couples-rare/) - Wang Jia, who blogs at WhyAMWF.wordpress.com, has just uploaded his TEDx Erasmus talk "Western Women, Eastern Men" and asked me to share it with you. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Atom Yang on His New Romance Novel "Red Envelope"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-with-atom-yang-on-his-new-romance-novel-red-envelope/) - Thanks to Atom Yang’s exceptional writing and sense of humor, Red Envelope is a fun, romantic romp through the most wonderful time of the year for Chinese. | Speaking of China
- [Surviving Winter in a South China Family Used to Living Without Heating](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/surviving-winter-south-china-family-living-without-heating/) - Leave it to me -- a cold-averse American woman -- to marry into a family in Southern China, where people are used to winters without heating in their homes. | Speaking of China
- [AMWF Family Needs Help: New Mother with Brain Cancer](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/amwf-family-needs-help-new-mother-brain-cancer/) - Logan Lo and his wife Alison welcomed a baby boy on Nov 3, 2015. Five days later, Alison had a seizure b/c of a brain tumor, and is fighting for her life. | Speaking of China
- [My Best Posts on Speaking of China in 2015](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/my-best-posts-on-speaking-of-china-in-2015/) - As we say farewell to 2015, I’d like to share the best posts on this site – including the top five by views and my five own personal favorites. | Speaking of China
- [The Best Guest Posts on Speaking of China for 2015](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/the-best-guest-posts-on-speaking-of-china-for-2015/) - As 2015 comes to a close, I’d like to salute the top five guest posts on Speaking of China by views. | Speaking of China
- [On Having the Christmas Blues in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/on-having-the-christmas-blues-in-china/) - This marks my 3rd Xmas I will have spent in China since moving back. It's not always easy to spent the holidays in a country that doesn't celebrate them. | Speaking of China
- [Photo Essay: Walking in a (China) Winter Wonderland](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/photo-essay-walking-in-a-china-winter-wonderland/) - Okay, don't hate me for saying this, but...here in China, I actually look forward to the winter. I know, I know. This is winter after all. The coldest season of the year! But here in the Hangzhou region, winter happens to be one of the best seasons for hiking. And ever since we've discovered a beautiful little hideaway | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Why We Are Not Married (Yet)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/why-we-are-not-married-yet/) - "I am tired of explaining our allegedly ‘not-so-serious’ AMWF relationship. Is our relationship not worth as much as that of someone who is already married?" | Speaking of China
- ["When True Love Came To China" Shanghai Book Launch Dec 13 @ M on The Bund](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/when-true-love-came-to-china-shanghai-book-launch-dec-13-m-on-the-bund/) - Just wanted to pass this info on to anyone in the Shanghai area. I haven't read the book yet, but the topic sounds fascinating and I'm sure it would appeal to many of you out there! Here are the details from M on the Bund's website: Sunday December 13th, 4pm Tickets 75 rmb (includes a drink) | Speaking of China
- [RIP Elsie Tu: Hong Kong Activist, Politician & AMWF “Grandma”](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/rip-elsie-tu-hong-kong-activist-politician-amwf-grandma/) - In remembrance of Elsie Tu, a prominent Hong Kong activist and politician who passed away Dec 8, 2015. She was also in an AMWF marriage for over 25 years. | Speaking of China
- [That Shanghai Christmas My Chinese Husband Forgot The Presents](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-christmas-my-chinese-husband-forgot/) - “So, what did ‘Santa Claus’ bring me for Christmas?” I asked John. His smile evaporated. “I’m sorry.” My heart sank as I realized he forgot. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: How I Came to Write Gay (Asian Male/Western Male) Romance Novels](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/how-i-came-to-write-gay-asian-male-western-male-romance/) - For years, Atom Yang heard "Sorry I'm not into Asians." He eventually found true love with a non-Asian man, and was inspired to write AMWM romance novels. | Speaking of China
- [Why Did I Assume I Would Stay Single in China?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/why-did-i-assume-i-would-stay-single-in-china/) - in China, I found the sexiest men that I'd ever known. It took crossing an entire ocean to realize that my assumptions about dating in China were a lie. | Speaking of China
- [Things I've Learned from My Chinese Husband: Asia Is Not That United](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/things-ive-learned-from-my-chinese-husband-asia-is-not-that-united/) - Yes, my marriage to a Chinese man has taught me a valuable lesson -- that Asia is not the great, united, happy family (as some Americans might believe). | Speaking of China
- [2015 Gift Recommendations For Books Featured On This Blog](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/2015-gift-recommendations-books-featured-blog/) - Great gifts for book lovers, including memoirs echoing "Eat, Pray, Love", sizzling romances, nonfiction on Chinese culture/history, and fun expat comics. | Speaking of China
- [“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”: 3 Reasons You Should Watch this New TV Series](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/crazy-ex-girlfriend-3-reasons-watch-new-tv-series/) - "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" is a fresh, fun TV show with a hot Asian guy as the male lead and a White woman who chased him across the country. You must watch! | Speaking of China
- [Things I’ve Learned from my Chinese Husband: Single’s Day (China’s Version of Black Friday) Can Be Cool](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/things-ive-learned-from-my-chinese-husband-singles-day-chinas-version-of-black-friday-can-be-cool/) - My heart pounded as if it was only a few minutes to midnight on New Year’s Eve. Yet my only resolution revolved around the little black and white mobile phone in my hands and its Alibaba online shopping cart. Every single item in that cart represented hours of online “research”, scouring through reviews, search results | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Ray Hecht on His New Novel "South China Morning Blues"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-with-ray-hecht-on-his-new-novel-south-china-morning-blues/) - Through 12 viewpoints, South China Morning Blues takes readers on a tour of the underside of the expat scene in China. It's a fresh take on modern China. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: "Chun Was Someone I Never Thought I Would Meet"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/fenshou/chun-was-someone-i-never-thought-i-would-meet/) - "Chun was someone I never thought I would meet. I always believed people were destined to meet and I thought this was the right moment. But I was wrong." | Speaking of China
- [Did The Walking Dead's Glenn Really Die? On the Loss of a Great Asian Male TV Character](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/did-the-walking-deads-glenn-really-die-on-the-loss-of-a-great-asian-male-tv-character/) - A week ago, I watched a collective gasp ripple across Twitter when tragedy struck on The Walking Dead. How could Glenn, the heart and soul of the show, die? | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Anna Zech, Artist and China TV Celeb with a Passion for Chinese Culture](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/interview-with-anna-zech-artist-and-china-tv-celeb-with-a-passion-for-chinese-culture/) - Anna Zech has so many talents and fascinating stories to share, it’s no wonder she has caught the attention of China Central Television. | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: Thinking of My Grandma Here in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/from-the-archives-thinking-of-my-grandma-here-in-china/) - It has been one whirlwind week with way too much going on -- including the discovery that my grandmother here in China isn't feeling well. | Speaking of China
- [Things I've Learned from My Chinese Husband: Not Everyone Does DTR (Defining the Relationship)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/things-ive-learned-from-my-chinese-husband-not-everyone-does-dtr-defining-the-relationship/) - It’s fascinating that a relationship could either be really simple, or incredibly complicated and worthy of long discussions, depending on your culture. | Speaking of China
- [Wanted: Talented Men/Women in AMWF Couples to Interview Here](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/wanted-talented-menwomen-in-amwf-couples-to-interview-here/) - Are you a talented woman/man in an AMWF couple? I want to interview you! I welcome singers, musicians, entrepreneurs, actors, artists, dancers and more. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Get Romantic - Watch Chinese Love Films to Help You Learn Mandarin](https://www.speakingofchina.com/mandarin-love/get-romantic-watch-chinese-love-stories-to-help-you-learn-mandarin/) - Four romantic Chinese movies that are fun to watch and can also help you learn Mandarin and understand more about Chinese culture. | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd on The Wall Street Journal: "Mom, If Only You Could Have Known the Expat I’ve Become"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/pubd-on-the-wall-street-journal-mom-if-only-you-could-have-known-the-expat-ive-become/) - The Wall Street Journal just published my article titled "Mom, If Only You Could Have Known the Expat I’ve Become" on their Expat Blog. | Speaking of China
- [I Was Just on TV in China. Now Watch the Show Online!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/i-was-just-on-tv-in-china-now-watch-the-show-online/) - China Central Television just broadcast the episode of "Crossover" on Foreign Wives in China that features me, and it's now available for streaming online. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Waiting for Tiger to Love Me Fully in America](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/waiting-for-tiger-to-love-me-fully-in-america/) - The story of Tiger and Lea, whose 11-year flirtation has tugged them back and forth between divorces, difficult marriages and less-than-perfect timing. | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd in the China Daily: I Never Expected to Marry a Chinese Man](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/pubd-in-the-china-daily-i-never-expected-to-marry-a-chinese-man/) - The China Daily, China's major English-language newspaper, invited me to write a piece on my cross-cultural marriage -- and they've just published it on their site. Titled "I Never Expected to Marry a Chinese Man", it covers everything from how I assumed I would stay single in China to some of the cultural differences in | Speaking of China
- [Watch Me on China Central Television (CCTV) Saturday Sept 26](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/watch-me-on-china-central-television-cctv-saturday-sept-26/) - Viewers in China can see me on "Crossover" on the CCTV News channel at 10:15pm; everyone else can stream the full episode online after the broadcast. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Tracy Slater on Her New Memoir "The Good Shufu"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-with-tracy-slater-on-her-new-memoir-the-good-shufu/) - "The Good Shufu" by Tracy Slater is a heartfelt story about love & life abroad that proves sometimes those unexpected detours lead us to incredible joy. | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: Loving Smiles and Surprises from China's Countryside](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/from-the-archives-loving-smiles-and-surprises-from-chinas-countryside/) - Today, I'm heading off to the family home in the countryside for a little break from the hustle and bustle of city life, not to mention the work that has kept me incredibly busy for the past few weeks. And just recently, a close friend who reads the blog told me that one of his favorite | Speaking of China
- [People Who Feel Like They Own the Opposite Sex of Their Race and Culture](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/people-who-feel-like-they-own-the-opposite-sex-of-their-race-and-culture/) - Two events I’ve heard about recently have something in common -- the idea of people who feel like they own the opposite sex of their race or culture. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Jess Meider, One of China's Best Jazz Vocalists](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/interview-with-jess-meider-one-of-chinas-best-jazz-vocalists/) - Jess Meider is a Beijing-based singer-songwriter who has been named one of China's best jazz vocalists. She's also married to composer and bassist Gao Fang. | Speaking of China
- [My Family Recipe for Vegan Chinese Shaobing (Stuffed Flatbread), Featured on The Almost Indian Wife](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/my-family-recipe-for-vegan-chinese-shaobing-stuffed-flatbread-featured-on-the-almost-indian-wife/) - The Almost Indian Wife just featured me on Family Fridays, where I shared my own family recipe for vegan Chinese shaobing (stuffed flatbread), a snack food I've learned to prepare from my mother-in-law. Here's an excerpt: One of the coolest things about my mother-in-law is that she’s totally accepting of my vegan lifestyle. I never | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: What To Consider Before Moving To China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/yangxifu-moving-china/) - What should a cross-cultural couple (Chinese-foreigner) consider before moving to China -- to live permanently? Here are some issues you should know ahead, from career and visa to the environment and real estate. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: My Relationship Ideals Were a Smorgasbord of Western & Eastern Values, All Torn Down by Him](https://www.speakingofchina.com/fenshou/my-relationship-ideals-were-a-smorgasbord-of-western-eastern-values-all-torn-down-by-him/) - Jocelyn Wong writes, "I didn’t realise I could compromise my core values for a man. But what can I say? I was stupidly in love." | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Things I've Learned After Moving From China to America with My Chinese Husband](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/things-ive-learned-after-moving-back-to-america-with-my-chinese-husband/) - "'Why ever did you move home?' said a doctor I saw at a clinic last October. It is a question I'm still grappling to answer," writes Marissa of Xiananigans. | Speaking of China
- [Ray Hecht Interviews Me About How I Came to China, My Memoir in Progress & More](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/ray-hecht-interviews-me-about-how-i-came-to-china-my-memoir-in-progress-more/) - Ray Hecht -- who I interviewed earlier this year about his new memoir -- just interviewed me on his blog. He asked me about how I came to China, my biggest challenge, how I got into the anthology How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit?, the China-centric authors I enjoy, and what I'm currently working | Speaking of China
- ["Be Civil or Be Deleted" & Other Things to Know About Commenting on This Blog](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/be-civil-or-be-deleted-other-things-to-know-about-commenting-on-this-blog/) - Autumn Ashbough once wrote in the comments here, "I think Jocelyn’s policy on comments is 'Be civil, or be deleted.'" Wow, she pretty much nailed it. But more importantly, her words made me realize I'm long overdue to post a public commenting policy after blogging for more than six years. So here goes -- I've | Speaking of China
- [Is Beijing Becoming Dangerous for Couples of Foreign Men and Chinese Women?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/is-beijing-becoming-dangerous-for-couples-of-foreign-men-and-chinese-women/) - In Beijing's Sanlitun area, a Chinese woman just married to a French man was stabbed to death, and it's a confirmed hate crime. Should we be worried? | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Yuta Aoki on "There's Something I Want to Tell You: True Stories of Mixed Dating in Japan"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-with-yuta-aoki-on-theres-something-i-want-to-tell-you-true-stories-of-mixed-dating-in-japan/) - Yuta Aoki's new book shares the stories of 15 different people spanning 8 nationalities who dated Japanese locals, and explores the cultural dynamics. | Speaking of China
- [The Sands, and Teahouses, of Time](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-sands-and-teahouses-of-time/) - When love bubbled over with my first Chinese boyfriend in his favorite Taiwanese teahouse, I tried to hold on to that sweetness of what we had through this place he left behind. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Why Did I Assume I'd Never Find a Man to Date in China?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/why-did-i-assume-id-never-find-a-man-to-date-in-china/) - "I've given some thought as to why I assumed I'd never find a man to date in China, an assumption that many western women living in Asia seem to make." | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: A "Little" Something Red for My Chinese-American Groom](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/a-little-something-red-for-my-chinese-american-groom/) - "Like most brides, I got more than a few pieces of sexy lingerie at my bridal shower. Mesh merry widows, sheer nightgowns...and even a red silk thong." | Speaking of China
- [How Being "Married to China" Changed How I Celebrate My Wedding Anniversary](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/how-being-married-to-china-changed-how-i-celebrate-my-wedding-anniversary/) - Growing up in the US, I watched my parents enjoy many congrats on their wedding anniversary. Now that I'm married to a Chinese man, it all seems strange. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Six Questions Chinese-Foreigner Couples Should Discuss Before Having Kids in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/six-questions-chinese-foreigner-couples-should-discuss-before-having-kids-in-china/) - As Charlotte has learned, having kids in China with a Chinese spouse involves more than "basics like a starry night themed nursery versus a jungle one." | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd in The Wall Street Journal: "Married Without Children in China: Dealing with the Pressure in a Baby-Centric Country"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/pubd-in-the-wall-street-journal-married-without-children-in-china-dealing-with-the-pressure-in-a-baby-centric-country/) - My article was published in The Wall Street Journal! It's titled "Married Without Children in China: Dealing With the Pressure in a Baby-Centric Country". | Speaking of China
- [On Love in Other Languages, Being Called Laopo & More (from the Archives)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/on-love-in-other-languages-being-called-laopo-more-from-the-archives/) - If my July 2015 was a person, it would be one of those diehard boot camp sergeants yanking you out of bed at 5am and hounding you into exhaustion. Welcome to my busy summer (and please excuse me if I happen to keel over in the middle of this blog post). Fortunately, one of the joys | Speaking of China
- [照片随笔：我即将登上中央电视台了！](https://www.speakingofchina.com/zhongwenban/zhaopian-suibi-wo-jijiang-dengshang-zhongyang-dianshitaile/) - 我即将登上CCTV（中国中央电视台)!明确说来，是称为“海客谈”的CCTV英文秀（它是一个有关于文化交叉的脱口秀——我们这集的题目是中国的外国太太们）（翻译自《Photo Essay: I'm Going to Be on CCTV (China Central Television)!》） | Speaking of China
- [当中国使人们对自己的第一世界国家感觉良好](https://www.speakingofchina.com/zhongwenban/dang-zhongguo-shi-renmen-dui-ziji-de-diyi-shijie-guojia-ganjue-lianghao/) - 有时我很好奇，不是说世界旅行和国际新闻能启发人们对新文化打开眼界吗？是不是有些美国人需要提升自我感觉，却通过贬损发展中国家来达到目的呢？（翻译自《When China makes people feel better about their first-world countries!”》） | Speaking of China
- [My Chinese Husband Calls Me Laopo](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-husband-laopo/) - What's in a name? I may be Jocelyn, but I prefer my Chinese husband to call me "Laopo" or wife in Chinese. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Shannon Young on Her Memoir "Year of Fire Dragons"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-with-shannon-young-on-her-memoir-year-of-fire-dragons/) - "Year of Fire Dragons" details the life-changing year Shannon Young spent in Hong Kong while in a long-distance relationship with her Eurasian boyfriend. | Speaking of China
- [我丈夫不饮酒的理由——"我有一位外国太太 !"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/zhongwenban/wo-zhangfu-bu-yinjiu-de-liyou-wo-you-yi-wei-waiguo-taitai/) - 我们都为这个滑稽的理由而发笑——有个外国太太这个理由成了约翰在中国摆脱饮酒压力的护身符。（翻译自《My husband’s excuse not to drink? “I have a foreign wife!”》） | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Will I keep my Asian surname? Am I Asian? Am I Western?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/will-i-keep-my-asian-surname-am-i-asian-am-i-western/) - Serina Huang says, “Now that I am no longer with my Taiwanese husband, I am beginning to rediscover and question who I am," feeling like a "scrambled egg." | Speaking of China
- [3 Myths About Failed Interracial & Intercultural Relationships](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/three-myths-about-failed-interracial-intercultural-relationships/) - Yes, when you choose to date outside the lines, even your breakup attracts a level of scrutiny that nobody should have to endure. | Speaking of China
- [Enter to Win 3 AMWF Memoirs of Love, Travel and Life in Asia (Ends July 7)!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/enter-to-win-3-amwf-memoirs-of-love-travel-and-life-in-asia-ends-july-7/) - If you love stories of AMWF couples, here's your chance to win 3 AMWF memoirs of love, travel and life in Asia! Open to anyone in the world -- ends July 7! | Speaking of China
- [6 Ways to Prepare for Meeting the Parents in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/6-ways-prepare-meeting-parents-china/) - Meeting the parents inspires anxiety, especially when you’re a foreigner about to meet the parents of your Chinese boyfriend or girlfriend here in China. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Leza Lowitz on Her Memoir "Here Comes the Sun: A Journey to Adoption in 8 Chakras"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-with-leza-lowitz-on-her-memoir-here-comes-the-sun-a-journey-to-adoption-in-8-chakras/) - Leza Lowitz shares her emotional journey towards marriage and motherhood in Japan (as well as opening a yoga studio in Tokyo) in "Here Comes the Sun". | Speaking of China
- [3 Challenging Things About Meeting the Parents for People in Intercultural/Interracial Relationships](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/3-challenging-things-about-meeting-the-parents-for-people-in-interculturalinterracial-relationships/) - Here are three things that I’ve found challenging about meeting the parents and family in intercultural and international relationships. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Fair to Say Asian Men Prefer White Women?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/fair-to-say-asian-men-prefer-white-women/) - "There have been times when I sought white women almost exclusively, excluded white women, and there's now - where the closeness I seek casts...race aside." | Speaking of China
- [当你的中国家庭不说普通话,学不学方言呢？](https://www.speakingofchina.com/zhongwenban/dang-ni-de-zhongguo-jiating-bushuo-putonghua-xuebuxue-fangyan-ne/) - 如果你像我一样，经过多年学习现能说一口流利普通话，而中国家庭的本地方言是一种截然不同的语言，那会是怎样？（翻译自《To learn dialect or not? When your Chinese family doesn’t speak Mandarin Chinese》） | Speaking of China
- [Man Seeks AMWF Couples in Beijing in Research for TEDx Speech](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/man-seeks-amwf-couples-in-beijing-in-research-for-tedx-speech/) - Wang Jia, an avid supporter of the AMWF community with a special project of his own, asked me to pass this on: Wang Jia is married to a German lady and lives in Holland. He is interested in AMWF relationships. And he wants to make a wider impact through a TEDx speech on this topic. Originally | Speaking of China
- [西方女在中国的五个有趣的刻板印象](https://www.speakingofchina.com/zhongwenban/xifangnv-zai-zhongguode-wuge-youqude-keban-yinxiang/) - 旅居中国多年，我学到了一件事——许多当地人，包括当地男人，对西方女人有一些有趣的看法。当他们看到像我这样的面孔时，脑海中会生成怎样的成见？以下 5点就是我在中国的所闻所感。（Translation of《5 Fascinating Stereotypes of Western Women in China》） | Speaking of China
- [亚男西女伴侣果真如此稀少？ ——来自香港的实地报告](https://www.speakingofchina.com/zhongwenban/yanan-xinv-balv-guo-zhen-ruci-xishao/) - Fred回到香港来进行他的非正式“研究”，他想知道，亚男西女配是否确如我此前写到的那样稀少。("Are interracial couples of Asian men & Western women really that rare? A field report from Hong Kong") | Speaking of China
- [The Courage to Blog Personally About Love, Family and Marriage in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-courage-to-blog-personally-about-love-family-and-marriage-in-china/) - Yes, there’s courage in writing something incredibly personal about your marriage to a Chinese man. And I should know...because I once quit blogging. | Speaking of China
- [Mom, if only you could have known the person I became after China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/mom-if-only-could-have-known-me-china/) - I found my way to China (and my Chinese husband) long after my mother passed away. What if she could have seen me now? | Speaking of China
- [No Eddie Huang, Empowering Asian Men Shouldn't Involve Misogyny](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/no-eddie-huang-empowering-asian-men-shouldnt-involve-misogyny/) - Why should uplifting Asian men come at the expense of others – women, and especially, women of color? | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Huan Hsu on His Memoir "The Porcelain Thief"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-with-huan-hsu-on-his-memoir-the-porcelain-thief/) - "The Porcelain Thief" deftly combines Huan Hsu’s personal experiences as a Chinese American in China, family stories, and his quest for buried porcelain. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: How Asian Will My Future Husband Be?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/how-asian-will-my-future-husband-be/) - "I'm not sure how Asian my future husband will be. But I know that if he won't ask for my bag, I'll...teach him to...because it makes me feel (cared for)." | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: The Unexpected Benefits of Long Distance Relationships](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/the-unexpected-benefits-of-long-distance-relationships/) - Marghini survived a long-distance relationship (LDR) -- and discovered the unexpected joys that come from loving someone from afar. | Speaking of China
- [Featured in "What to Expect When Dating a Chinese Guy" on Yoyo Chinese](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/featured-in-what-to-expect-when-dating-a-chinese-guy-on-yoyo-chinese/) - Charlotte Edwards-Zhang, who blogs at Chinese Potpourri, just had a nifty article published at Yoyo Chinese titled What to Expect When Dating a Chinese Guy. And I'm thrilled to have contributed my thoughts to the article, along with Jo Kelly-Bai of Life Behind the Wall. Here's a snippet of the piece: A decade ago, my | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: That 4th of July When I Met My White Girlfriend’s Racist Grandpa](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/that-4th-of-july-when-i-met-my-white-girlfriends-racist-grandpa/) - “The nuclear secrets. I know you came here to steal from us.... You’re Chinese, I know you are,” he says quietly, triumphantly, like he’s got me checkmated. | Speaking of China
- [The 18 Funniest Chinese Phrases (and How to Use Them), Pub'd on Matador](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-18-funniest-chinese-phrases-and-how-to-use-them-pubd-on-matador/) - Last week, Matador Network just published my article titled "The 18 Funniest Chinese Phrases (and How to Use Them)". Here's a snippet of the article: 1. Chinese people aren’t just in a class all their own. They’re “a crane among a flock of chickens.” (鹤立鸡群, hèlìjīqún) 2. In Chinese, you’re not better late than never. | Speaking of China
- [Celebrating 6 Years of Blogging at Speaking of China!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/celebrating-6-years-of-blogging-at-speaking-of-china/) - Six years ago on May 18, 2009, I first pressed the "publish" button on Speaking of China. Thank you for your support over the years! | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Learn Mandarin Chinese Like Lovers Do](https://www.speakingofchina.com/mandarin-love/learn-mandarin-chinese-like-lovers-do/) - "Listening to Chinese love songs is one of the very best ways to learn Chinese....Here are four we especially like!" | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: "The F-Word" - Body Image in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/the-f-word-body-image-in-china/) - "In China people...will just blatantly tell you that you have gained a few pounds or, as Bridget Jones would say, 'have (a) bum the size of Brazil.'" | Speaking of China
- [Wanted: More Guest Posts from Asian Men on Love, Dating and More](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/wanted-more-guest-posts-from-asian-men/) - If you're an Asian man and you have something to say about love and dating, I want to hear from you! Submit your guest post today. | Speaking of China
- [How should we feel about Shanghai men being great husbands?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/how-should-we-feel-about-shanghai-men-being-great-husbands/) - Shanghainese husbands are supposedly some of the best in the world. But how should we feel about this when the reasons could come across as emasculating? | Speaking of China
- [Why I’m tired of hearing “you’ll have a hard life” about interracial relationships](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/why-im-tired-of-hearing-youll-have-a-hard-life-about-interracial-relationships/) - Loving versus Virginia paved the way for legal interracial marriage in the US, but it sure didn’t stop people from telling you how “tough” it’s going to be. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Ray Hecht on "Pearl River Drama: Dating in China"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-with-ray-hecht-on-pearl-river-drama-dating-in-china/) - My interview with Ray Hecht about his memoir "Pearl River Drama: Dating in China", an honest and compelling look into his love life in Southern China. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Texan in Tokyo on "My Japanese Husband (Still) Thinks I’m Crazy"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-with-texan-in-tokyo-on-my-japanese-husband-still-thinks-im-crazy/) - Grace Mineta of Texan in Tokyo has once again wowed us with her delightful comics in her latest book "My Japanese Husband (Still) Thinks I’m Crazy". | Speaking of China
- [We're Expanding Our Chinese Version (中文版正在壮大!）](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/were-expanding-our-chinese-version/) - The Chinese version of Speaking of China is expanding to include new pages, plus a call-to-action for Chinese readers to help us grow! | Speaking of China
- [中国声音：中文读者，我们在等你呦！](https://www.speakingofchina.com/zhongwenban/zhongwen-duzhe-women-zai-deng-ni/) - 那些还在潜水的小伙子，我们期待你们的声音！“洋媳妇谈中国”自2009年建站以来一直致力于为“中男西女”这一相对小众的组合提供一个发声平台。网站日益红火，网站创始人“洋媳妇”艾琳（Jocelyn Eikenburg）获得了众多知名媒体报道。我们开通了中文版。由于绝大多数博文是英文的，中文版需要您的帮助! | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Susan Chan, co-author of the romance novel "The Reluctant Brides of Lily Court Lane"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-with-susan-chan-co-author-of-the-romance-novel-the-reluctant-brides-of-lily-court-lane/) - My interview with Susan Chan about "The Reluctant Brides of Lily Court Lane", an easy and breezy romance novel that features an AMWF couple. | Speaking of China
- [My Appearance in the Beijing Bookworm Literary Festival on March 29](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/my-appearance-in-the-beijing-bookworm-literary-festival-on-march-29/) - At the end of March, I traveled to Beijing to appear on a panel with Ember Swift and Edna Zhou as part of a book launch of How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit for the Beijing Bookworm Literary Festival. This was my first-ever appearance in a literary festival. (Hello, nerves!) But I decided, what | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Learn Chinese with phrases of love and affection](https://www.speakingofchina.com/mandarin-love/learn-chinese-with-phrases-of-love-and-affection/) - "We’d like to highlight several more very well known Chinese phrases dealing with matters of the heart and highlighting the... passion lovers can have..." | Speaking of China
- [Chinese Language Learning Game w/ AMWF Love Angle Needs Beta Testers](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-language-learning-game-w-amwf-love-angle-needs-beta-testers/) - A reader working on a fantastic new Chinese language learning game -- which has a white girl with Asian male love interests in it -- needs beta testers! | Speaking of China
- [Why The Walking Dead's Glenn is the best Asian male character on TV today -- and must not die!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/why-the-walking-deads-glenn-is-the-best-asian-male-character-on-tv-today-and-must-not-die/) - People are worried that The Walking Dead's Glenn (played by Steven Yeun) will be killed off in tonight's season finale. Here's why he must NOT die. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: "Thank you, Mom. I’m proud to be biracial and Vietnamese."](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/thank-you-mom-im-proud-to-be-biracial-and-vietnamese/) - "My mother was a refugee from the Vietnam War.... Although my mother raised me to be the best American girl I could be, deep down I was still Vietnamese." | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: "He Feels Horrible About Me Being The Breadwinner"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/he-feels-horrible-breadwinner/) - "I hope my Chinese boyfriend will someday...find a way to accept that his girlfriend's income will probably always be more stable than his." | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: What I've Learned from 15 Blind Dates in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/confessions-from-my-15-blind-dates-in-china/) - What do Chinese men face when they go on blind dates in China? Just ask "Ted", who has had 15 blind dates over one and half years with Chinese women. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Yuan Fu, the official translator for Speaking of China - 采访付远，《谈中国》的官方翻译](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/interview-with-yuan-fu-the-official-translator-for-speaking-of-china/) - For the past year, Yuan Fu, a native of Shandong Province, has volunteered his time to help translate a variety of posts on Speaking of China into Chinese. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Everything Happens For A Reason (Even Finding Love + A New Life in Taiwan)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/everything-happens-for-a-reason-even-finding-love-a-new-life-in-taiwan/) - "If someone had to tell me twenty years ago that I would be living in Taiwan and married to a Taiwanese man, I would have laughed in their face..." | Speaking of China
- [Why Spending Chinese New Year With Family Can Be Exhausting (Or How I Ended Up In The Emergency Room)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/why-spending-chinese-new-year-with-family-can-be-exhausting-or-how-i-ended-up-in-the-emergency-room/) - You know your Chinese New Year holidays have hit a low point when you end up doubled over in the emergency room with an IV drip, praying you won’t vomit. | Speaking of China
- [Meet Me in Beijing March 29 at the Bookworm Literary Festival](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/meet-me-in-beijing-march-29-at-the-bookworm-literary-festival/) - I'll be in Beijing on Sunday March 29 at 2pm to discuss "How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit" as part of the Bookworm Literary Festival. Hope to see you! | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Raising Mixed Culture Kids in a Multicultural Environment](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/raising-mixed-culture-kids-in-a-multicultural-environment/) - White Canadian Leslie writes about the benefits and challenges of raising four multicultural children in Vancouver with her Korean husband. | Speaking of China
- [Q&A About "My Intercultural Love" On Madh Mama](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/qa-about-my-intercultural-love-on-madh-mama/) - I'm psyched that Madh Mama invited me to do a Q&A about my own intercultural relationship for her lovely blog! | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: My daughter said, "I'm American, I'm Jewish and I'm Chinese."](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/im-american-im-jewish-and-im-chinese/) - Susan Chan recalls how her biracial and bicultural daughter once encountered a boy who told her, "you can't be three things." | Speaking of China
- [On sexual assault in China (and how my husband "guards my butt")](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/sexual-assault-china/) - I wasn’t looking at any of these men, yet I felt their dirty stares all over my body. This wasn't foreigner curiosity in China, but something perverted. | Speaking of China
- [The Ups and Downs of Spending Christmas Abroad (in a Country That Doesn’t Celebrate It)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/ups-downs-spending-christmas-abroad-country-doesnt-celebrate/) - China is my husband's home country and where I live. In theory, the holidays can be a lot of fun here. But in practice, it doesn't always feel that way. | Speaking of China
- [4 Habits I’ve Learned from my Chinese Husband](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/4-habits-ive-learned-chinese-husband/) - When you marry someone from another culture and country – like I have – you’re bound to pick up some of your foreign spouse’s new habits. | Speaking of China
- [“What will they think?” The fear of being seen as a failure before family at Chinese New Year](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/will-think-fear-failure-family-chinese-new-year/) - Chinese New Year is one of those times when it seems like everyone in the family makes it their business to criticize your life. And it's not always easy. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Sonali Dev on her book "A Bollywood Affair"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-with-sonali-dev-on-her-book-a-bollywood-affair/) - An interview with Sonali Dev on "A Bollywood Affair," an adorable romance novel steeped in Indian culture with lots of Bollywood-style drama. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: "I don't look at my daughter as Indian or Canadian. I look at her soul."](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/dont-look-daughter-indian-canadian-look-soul/) - White Canadian Alexandra thought all of the ignorant comments about her marriage to a South Indian man would end once they had a child. But they didn't. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: "Korean-American. Or Amerasian. Or a hapa. Why so many labels?"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/korean-american-or-amerasian-or-a-hapa-why-so-many-labels/) - "My mother is Korean and my father is...mostly white. I suppose that would make me Korean-American. Or Amerasian. Or a hapa. Why so many labels?" | Speaking of China
- [4 Awkward Experiences I've Had Spending Chinese New Year With Family in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/4-awkward-experiences-ive-spending-chinese-new-year-family-china/) - Bringing family together for the holidays is bound to produce a few awkward experiences – including when it's your family spending Chinese New Year. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Mingmei Yip on her Novel "Secret of a Thousand Beauties"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-mingmei-yip-novel-secret-thousand-beauties/) - An interview with Mingmei Yip on "Secret of a Thousand Beauties", the story of a "bad-luck woman" who finds strength in a sisterhood of Suzhou embroiderers. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Dealing with "When Will You Get Married?" & Other Awkward Chinese Family Questions](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/dealing-with-when-will-you-get-married/) - A Western woman living in Asia with her Chinese boyfriend wonders how to deal with awkward questions from his mom, like "When will you get married?" | Speaking of China
- [Wanted: Your Guest Posts on Having/Raising Biracial Asian Kids or Being Biracial & Asian](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/wanted-guest-posts-havingraising-biracial-asian-kids-biracial-asian/) - A call for your guest posts about having/raising biracial and Asian kids or stories about biracial identity from people with an Asian parent. | Speaking of China
- [5 Habits My Chinese Husband Has Learned From Me](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/5-habits-chinese-husband-learned/) - After over 10 years of marriage to me, his white American wife, my Chinese husband has learned a few of my habits. | Speaking of China
- [Help Support Fused Society, a Publication Celebrating the Fusion of Different Cultures](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/help-support-fused-society/) - Fused Society, a new publication celebrating hapas, interracial/cross-cultural relationships and more, is raising funds for printing and needs your support! | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Chinese Culture Doesn't Condone Extramarital Affairs, Yet I Had One](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/chinese-culture-doesnt-condone-extramarital-affairs-yet-one/) - A Chinese-American man named "Mr. Fortunate" had a shocking affair with a Western woman and feels torn about what he did. (Reader discretion advised.) | Speaking of China
- [How I learned to feel at home at my in-laws’ place in rural China (pub'd on Zhangschmidt.com)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/learned-feel-home-laws-place-rural-china-pubd-zhangschmidt-com/) - Fellow blogger Gerald Zhang-Schmidt just published my guest post for his blog titled "How I learned to feel at home at my in-laws’ place in rural China." | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: "And by Interest in Chinese Culture, You Mean Chinese Girls?"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/interest-chinese-culture-mean-chinese-girls/) - Gerald writes: "I replied that I’d had an interest in Chinese culture.... She then asked me if by interest in Chinese culture, I actually meant the girls." | Speaking of China
- [My Best Posts on Speaking of China in 2014](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/best-posts-speaking-china-2014/) - As we say farewell to 2014, I’d like to share the best posts on this site – including the top five by views and my five own personal favorites. | Speaking of China
- [The Best Guest Posts on Speaking of China for 2014](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/best-guest-posts-speaking-china-2014/) - As 2014 comes to a close, I’d like to salute the top five guest posts on Speaking of China by views. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: How to Meet Western Women Interested in China in America](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/meet-western-women-interested-china-america/) - A Chinese man from Beijing currently studying in America wants to know how to meet Western women there with an interest in China. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: What My Korean Ex Taught Me About Spending Holidays Abroad](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/korean-ex-taught-spending-holidays-abroad/) - Svetlana, who once dated a Korean guy studying in America, at first, couldn't understand his reluctance to celebrate the Korean Lunar New Year in America. | Speaking of China
- [3 Joys of Celebrating Christmas With Someone Who Didn’t Grow Up With It](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/3-joys-celebrating-christmas-someone-didnt-grow/) - There's something joyful about celebrating Christmas with a total newcomer to the holiday -- someone who brings a fresh perspective to silent night. | Speaking of China
- [How spending the holidays in China taught me the meaning of the song “White Christmas” ](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/spending-holidays-china-taught-meaning-song-white-christmas/) - I love my Chinese husband and his hometown. But as I prepare to spend another holiday season in China, I’m dreaming of a white Christmas back in the US. | Speaking of China
- [The Troubling Chinese Mother-in-law Relationship](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-mother-in-law-relationship/) - For thousands of years, daughters-in-law have dreaded their Chinese mothers-in-law. Why? Jocelyn, who has a Chinese mother-in-law, explores the relationship and potential issues. | Speaking of China
- [Fenshou: "Playing With Fire" In An Office Tryst](https://www.speakingofchina.com/fenshou/playing-with-fire-in-an-office-tryst/) - An anonymous Chinese man writes, "We became an office tryst. Nobody knew what was going on between us. I liked the fact that secrecy added fire to our sex." | Speaking of China
- [Gift Recommendations For Books Featured On This Blog](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/gift-recommendations-books-featured-on-this-blog/) - Does your holiday shopping list include book lovers? I’ve featured a lot of books on this blog -- including AMWF titles -- that could make great gifts. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: My Very Own Mr. Darcy, Except Talkative And Half Chinese](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/my-very-own-mr-darcy-except-talkative-and-half-chinese/) - Shannon Young writes, "He was an opportunity for a real live English romance, my very own Mr. Darcy, except...talkative—and half Chinese." | Speaking of China
- [Dana Sachs Interview: The Secret of the Nightingale Palace](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/dana-sachs-interview-secret-of-the-nightingale-palace/) - Interview with author Dana Sachs on her novel "The Secret of the Nightingale Palace," which features two stories of Asian men and white women in love. | Speaking of China
- [Tiffany Hawk Interview: Love Me Anyway](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/tiffany-hawk-interview-love-me-anyway/) - Tiffany Hawk offers an inside look into being a flight attendant -- along with some AMWF romance -- in her coming-of-age debut novel, "Love Me Anyway." | Speaking of China
- [Tom Carter Interview - CHINA: Portrait of a People](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/tom-carter-interview-china-portrait-people/) - If you know Unsavory Elements -- the anthology published earlier this year which includes my essay, "Red Couplets" -- chances are you know Tom Carter as well. He edited the anthology and contributed his own essay. But prior to his "unsavory" endeavors, he became known for his book CHINA: Portrait of a People. This collection of | Speaking of China
- [Following Her Heart To Asia At 45+: Interview With Janet Brown](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/following-heart-asia-45-interview-writer-janet-brown/) - It’s never too late to follow your heart to Asia. Just ask writer Janet Brown, who went to Thailand at age 45 and fell in love with the people and places. | Speaking of China
- [How to Explain American Thanksgiving Dinner to Chinese Family and Friends](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/explain-american-thanksgiving-dinner-chinese-family-friends/) - Struggling to explain American Thanksgiving to Chinese family and friends? Here are five suggestions to help "translate" Thanksgiving to folks in China. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Texan in Tokyo about her book "My Japanese Husband Thinks I'm Crazy"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-texan-tokyo-book-japanese-husband-thinks-im-crazy/) - If you’re a fan of graphic novels and you’re curious about Japan, you don’t want to miss "My Japanese Husband Thinks I’m Crazy" by Texan in Tokyo's Grace. | Speaking of China
- [3 Ideas for Reducing Arguments in Your Cross-cultural Relationship](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/3-ideas-reducing-arguments-cross-cultural-relationship/) - Arguments can get really ugly in a cross-cultural relationship. Why? Because sometimes the ways we argue and things we argue about relate back to culture. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Linda Leaming on Her Book "A Field Guide to Happiness"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-linda-leaming-book-field-guide-happiness/) - Linda Leaming's new book “A Field Guide to Happiness: What I Learned in Bhutan about Living, Loving, and Waking Up” reads like a love letter to Bhutan. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Did You Know Hollywood's 1st Sex Symbol Was an Asian Man?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/hollywoods-first-sex-symbol-asian-man/) - Some say the effeminization of Asian men in the media could be traced to backlash over Hollywood's 1st sex symbol, a Japanese man named Sessue Hayakawa. | Speaking of China
- [An Interview with Susan Blumberg-Kason on "Good Chinese Wife" - Pub'd in Asian Jewish Life](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/interview-susan-blumberg-kason-good-chinese-wife-pubd-asian-jewish-life/) - My interview with Susan Blumberg-Kason on her new memoir "Good Chinese Wife" was just published in Asian Jewish Life! | Speaking of China
- [Do Some Chinese Men Really Feel Inferior to Western Women?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/do-some-chinese-men-really-feel-inferior-western-women/) - It sounded crazy to me. To think that some Chinese men thought I wouldn’t want to date them just because I’m an American woman! | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: “Am I in the ‘Wrong’ AMWF Relationship?” How a Woman Who Loved China Fell for a Korean man](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/wrong-amwf-relationship-woman-loved-china-fell-korean-man/) - "I was worried because he was Korean, while I was passionate about China.... I kept asking myself, 'Why do I have to fall in love with a Korean man?'" | Speaking of China
- [Is the AMWF scene a creepy thing?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/amwf-scene-creepy-thing/) - An author writes, "If you're an Asian guy looking for a girlfriend...AM anything creeps women out regardless of whether they like Asian men or not.” | Speaking of China
- [Fenshou: "He made me alive and dead" in Hong Kong](https://www.speakingofchina.com/fenshou/made-alive-dead-hong-kong/) - "He once left me sobbing on a hotel chaise lounge, naked and overlooking the Hong Kong skyline...this was what it was like...to become an artist’s mistress" | Speaking of China
- [AMWF In Other Words: 7 More Inspiring Ways To Spell The Acronym](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/amwf-in-other-words-7-more-inspiring-ways-to-spell-out-the-acronym/) - What does AMWF really mean, beyond just "Asian Male, Western Female"? Here are 7 inspiring four-word phrases that could also stand for AMWF. | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: From a UK Half-Marathon to a Romantic Dalian Proposal](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/uk-half-marathon-romantic-dalian-proposal/) - UK native Sarah had finished the Half-Marathon in Birmingham when she met the handsome Chinese man who would later propose to her in Dalian, China. | Speaking of China
- [Help Test Recipes From First-Ever Chinese Cookbook Covering The Entire Cuisine](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/help-test-recipes-first-ever-chinese-cookbook-covering-entire-cuisine/) - Fabulous food writer -- and fellow yangxifu -- Carolyn Phillips has a historic cookbook coming out in May 2015. And you're invited to test the recipes! | Speaking of China
- [5 Reasons You Should Watch The New AMWF Comedy "Selfie"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/5-reasons-watch-new-amwf-comedy-selfie/) - ABC's new comedy "Selfie", a remake of "My Fair Lady", is breaking new ground with an Asian man (John Cho) and a white woman (Karen Gillan) as the leads. | Speaking of China
- [Q & A with Speaking of China on Xiananigans](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/q-speaking-china-xiananigans/) - Xiananigans recently published her interview with me! She asks some excellent questions -- from how I came to China to what my days look like. | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: How An American Woman Fell In Love With Xi'an (And One Special Guy) ](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/american-woman-fell-love-xian-one-special-guy/) - "I'd never dated or been attracted to Chinese men before," writes Marissa Kluger -- not until she met ZJ in Xi'an, a city that stole her heart away. | Speaking of China
- [Meet "Good Chinese Wife" Author Susan Blumberg-Kason in Hong Kong!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/good-chinese-wife-author-susan-blumberg-kason-comes-to-hong-kong-in-october/) - If you're based in Asia and itching to meet Susan Blumberg-Kason, author of "Good Chinese Wife", come on down to Hong Kong in mid-October 2014! | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Nicki Chen about her Novel "Tiger Tail Soup"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-nicki-chen-novel-tiger-tail-soup/) - In her new book "Tiger Tail Soup", Nicki Chen transports us to a place you don’t often find in wartime China literature – Fujian Province’s Gulangyu Island. | Speaking of China
- [4 Things You Should Never Say to a Western Woman in China You Just Met](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/4-things-you-should-never-say-to-a-western-woman-in-china-you-just-met/) - When you’re a Western woman in China, it’s amazing what some people (especially Chinese men) will say to you in the very first moments you meet. | Speaking of China
- [Pub'd in The Huffington Post: "Why Won't Western Women Date Chinese Men?"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/pubd-huffington-post-wont-western-women-date-chinese-men/) - My article titled "Why Won't Western Women Date Chinese Men?" (a personal take on a subject close to my heart) was just published in The Huffington Post! | Speaking of China
- [5 Fascinating Stereotypes of Western Women in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/5-fascinating-stereotypes-western-women-china/) - After years in China, there’s one thing I’ve learned – many of the locals, including the local men, have some rather fascinating ideas about Western women. | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: Once You Go Black, You Never Go Back](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/once-you-go-black-you-never-go-back/) - When Shanghai-based writer Chenyin Pan studied in the US, he never expected he would find love with a black woman. | Speaking of China
- [Yangxifu Pride: 8 Memoirs For Western Women Who Love Asian Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/8-memoirs-for-western-women-who-love-asian-men/) - Only a handful of Western women wrote about their love affairs with Chinese men (such as those I've recommended on this list). But I've found new women to call my Jiemei(that's sisters in Chinese), thanks to the many memoirs I've discovered about Western women who found love in Asia (and beyond). | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Alex Tizon on His Memoir "Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/alex-tizon-interview-memoir-big-little-man-search-asian-self/) - Alex Tizon's new memoir "Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self" offers a personal view on Asian masculinity in the West -- and is a book you must read. | Speaking of China
- [4 Really Bad Reasons for Marrying Western Women in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/4-really-bad-reasons-marrying-western-women-china/) - Many Chinese men here in China would love to marry a Western woman. But if you're going to wed us, don't do it for one of these four really bad reasons! | Speaking of China
- [Are we more vulnerable to one-sided relationships when it's cross-cultural love?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/vulnerable-one-sided-relationships-cross-cultural-love/) - Are we more vulnerable to the throes of a one-sided relationship when we’re dating someone in a foreign country? | Speaking of China
- [When China makes people feel better about their first-world countries](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/china-makes-people-feel-better-first-world-countries/) - When I talk about China in the US, some people have actually told me that visiting (or reading about) the country makes them so glad they're an American. | Speaking of China
- [The power of a smile in China's countryside](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/power-smile-chinas-countryside/) - It’s amazing how a simple walk through my husband’s village in rural Zhejiang suddenly opens up unexpected doors and hearts. | Speaking of China
- [Are interracial couples of Asian men & Western women really that rare? A field report from Hong Kong](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/are-couples-asian-men-western-women-rare-hong-kong-report/) - A reader does an informal "study" during a trip to Hong Kong, hoping to discover whether couples of Asian men and Western women are really that rare. | Speaking of China
- [What's the big deal about Asian men and bags?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/big-deal-asian-men-bags/) - Some men in Asia carry their girlfriends'/wives' bags for them or carry so-called "manbags" of their own. And there's nothing wrong with that. | Speaking of China
- [Marriage in China is Home, Car, Money?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/marriage-in-china-home-car-money/) - After my Chinese husband's friend summed up marriage in China as "home, car, money," I wondered if I was crazy to marry for love only? | Speaking of China
- [7 Challenges after Moving from China to America with your Chinese Spouse](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/7-challenges-after-moving-from-china-to-america-with-your-chinese-spouse/) - Only after I moved to America with my Chinese husband did I finally learn the truth: the most challenging things happen after you set foot in American soil. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Celeste Ng about "Everything I Never Told You" (Pub'd on Hippo Reads)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-celeste-ng-everything-never-told-pubd-hippo-reads/) - Hippo Reads published my interview with Celeste Ng, author of "Everything I Never Told You", a dark tale of an AMWF family in America facing a tragedy. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with JT Tran & Alice about New E-Book "Online Dating For Asian Men"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/interview-jt-tran-alice-online-dating-asian-men/) - What if Asian men could improve the online dating odds? That's what JT Tran and Alice promise in this e-book offering a scientific method for dating online. | Speaking of China
- [关于娶洋媳妇的4个坏念头](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/guanyu-qu-yangxifu-de-sige-huainiantou/) - 如果你真的想娶一位在中国的西方女人，就请——拜托——一定不要打以下4个糟糕透顶的主意。（翻译自《4 Really Bad Reasons for Marrying Western Women in China》） | Speaking of China
- [6 Surprising Ways Funerals in China Resemble Weddings in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/6-surprising-ways-funerals-china-resemble-weddings-china/) - When John’s Grandpa passed away earlier this year, the last thing I ever expected was for his funeral in China to remind me of weddings here too. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Lessons in Korean cuisine from my Korean ex](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/lessons-in-korean-cuisine-from-my-korean-ex/) - "I have to laugh at how much my tastes have changed. Who would have thought that a girl who couldn’t stand spicy food before 2008 now craves Korean food?" | Speaking of China
- [结婚10年连连看，有图有真相](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/jiehun-10nian-lianlian-kan-youtu-youzhenxiang/) - 为了纪念和我的至爱，这个至今让我如痴如醉的家伙，共度的美好10年。现将04年的结婚登记照与10张合照和大家分享（每年一张哦）！（Translation of《Photo Essay: Celebrating 10 years of marriage to my husband!》） | Speaking of China
- [洋媳妇问答：与中国男人恋爱的地域困境](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/yu_zhongguo-nanren-lianai-de-diyu-kunjing/) - 一个欧洲理科研究生爱上了一个中国小伙子，但并不想为此放弃自己的事业并和他移居中国。 他们能否克服地域障碍而最终走到一起？(Translation of 《Ask the Yangxifu: Love and Location Dilemma With a Chinese Man》) | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: AMWF Couples - A Canadian Perspective](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/amwf-couples-a-canadian-perspective/) - "Although AMWF couples will never be as numerous as WMAF couples, we are out there and we are proud!" | Speaking of China
- [爱上一个比自己矮的中国男：3英寸](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/aishang-yige-bi-ziji-aide-zhongguonan-san-yingcun/) - 我和我老公差3英寸。也就是说，就差3英寸我们就一般高了——因为我是5英尺7英寸（约170cm，译者注）而他是5英尺4英寸（约163cm，译者注）。（翻译自《Three Inches of Separation: On Loving a Shorter Chinese Man》） | Speaking of China
- [语言与相爱](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/yuyan-yu-xiang-ai/) - 有没有发现，用你坠入爱河时用的语言会让你的恋爱/婚姻关系更好？（翻译自《The Relationship Between Language and Falling in Love》） | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: The "Dark Side" to Moving Across the World for Love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/the-dark-side-to-moving-across-the-world-for-love/) - Grace Mineta of Texan in Tokyo writes about the flip side of moving to Japan for the man she loved and married in this insightful guest post. | Speaking of China
- [关于少见的洋妞中男配](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/guanyu-xiaojian-de-yangniu-zhongnan-pei/) - 当你找了中国男友或中国丈夫，有时你会感觉自己仿佛属于一个孤独俱乐部，而我并不是唯一的会员。于是我开始纳闷——外国女孩和中国小伙拍拖的咋就这么少呢？ | Speaking of China
- [给中国家人送什么礼物好呢？一些小小的建议](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/gei-zhongguo-jiaren-song-shenme-liwu-hao-ne/) - 在此我将分享我的采购经验，并附带一些礼物选择建议。 | Speaking of China
- [婚姻在中国就是房子、车子、票子？](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/hunyin-zai-zhongguo-jiu-shi-fangzi-chezi-piaozi/) - 婚姻在中国难道真的就只是房子、车子和票子吗？ | Speaking of China
- [中国年轻人的婚姻，金钱常常战胜爱情](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/zhongguo-nianqingren-de-hunyin-jinqian-changchang-zhansheng-aiqing/) - 对许多中国人来说，金钱正逐步取代爱情在婚姻决定中的位置。金钱是如何在中国婚姻中变得如此重要的？ | Speaking of China
- [中国的乡村，微笑的力量](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/zhongguo-de-xiangcun-weixiao-de-liliang/) - 们无疑将始终牵挂这片友善的山野乡村，这里教会我们再一次相信人性的善，相信那一个微笑的力量。 | Speaking of China
- [How to have an incredibly imperfect 10th wedding anniversary in Hangzhou (just like us)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/incredibly-imperfect-10th-wedding-anniversary-hangzhou-just-like-us/) - How John and I celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary in Hangzhou -- and faced sweltering heat and lots of mayhem caused by a huge downpour that afternoon! | Speaking of China
- [FREE in Beijing! "Leftover Monologues" about love/sex/marriage in China on stage (includes an AMWF story)!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/free-beijing-leftover-monologues-lovesexmarriage-china-stage-includes-amwf-story/) - Are you in Beijing? Or will you be there on July 26? Would you love to hear a performance of fabulous monologues about love, sex, marriage and relationships in China? One that includes an AMWF love story? Then you don't want to miss the "Leftover Monologues"! Here's the scoop: Join us for an evening of sparkling | Speaking of China
- [The "Good Chinese Wife" Interview with Susan Blumberg-Kason](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/good-chinese-wife-interview-susan-blumberg-kason/) - An interview with Susan Blumberg-Kason about her new AMWF memoir "Good Chinese Wife: A Love Affair With China Gone Wrong" -- a book you shouldn't miss! | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: "He just never thought a Western girl could [love] him"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/just-never-thought-western-girl-love/) - Marghini's future Chinese boyfriend was in fact into her all along, but he almost didn't believe she would be into him because she was a Western woman. | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: How one "foreign student turned party boy" found love in New Zealand](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/one-foreign-student-turned-party-boy-found-love-new-zealand/) - The story of how Kane Gu, a self-described "foreign student turned party boy" snagged himself one special lady in New Zealand. | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: Xi'an native introduces Kiwi fiancee to his hometown](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/xian-native-introduces-kiwi-fiancee-to-his-hometown/) - "My adventure first began when I crossed the Pacific and found Jo. Then one day, we decided to trace my steps back to visit my hometown of Xi’an, China." | Speaking of China
- [Debunking the “Model Asian” Myth: Five Ways Asian-Americans Still Face Discrimination (Pub'd on HIPPO Reads)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/debunking-model-asian-myth-five-ways-asian-americans-still-face-discrimination-pubd-hippo-reads/) - HIPPO Reads published my article examining how Asians face discrimination in modern America -- in education, the workplace, hollywood, sports and dating. | Speaking of China
- [Chinese Singaporean man seeks independent Western woman with "life in her" - and reminds us of diversity](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/chinese-singaporean-man-seeks-independent-western-woman-life-reminds-us-diversity/) - Don’t always assume he’s too conservative or traditional for you to date just because he’s Chinese and you’re an independently minded Western woman. | Speaking of China
- [4 China soccer experiences to expect when dating Chinese men who love the sport](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/4-china-soccer-experiences-dating-chinese-men/) - In my mind, soccer is synonymous with romance. The relationships I’ve had in China (especially my marriage to John) turned me into a fan. | Speaking of China
- [12 reasons you should read "Dragonfruit" anthology of true stories of expat women in Asia](https://www.speakingofchina.com/bookreviews/12-reasons-read-dragonfruit-anthology-true-stories-expat-women-asia/) - Why read "How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit"? Here are 12 stories of AMWF/cross-cultural love, dating and marriage in Asia and more you shouldn't miss. | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: Love on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau - Konchok and Kimberly](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/love-qinghai-tibetan-plateau-konchok-kimberly/) - When Kimberly went to Qinghai in China's West, she used to joke that she might meet a nice man there...never realizing she would marry a Tibetan man. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: 7 of the Best Things about being married to a Non-Native English Speaker](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/7-best-things-married-non-native-english-speaker/) - The fact that Grace Mineta's husband is a native Japanese speaker is part of the reason they get along so well. | Speaking of China
- [As we move to Hangzhou, we're feeling the love (and support) from family in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/move-hangzhou-love-support-family-china/) - I think the love of a Chinese family is one of the best kept secrets in the world. And if ever there was an example, it's our upcoming move to Hangzhou. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: The privilege of stereotypes about cross-cultural couples in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/the-privilege-of-stereotypes-about-cross-cultural-couples-china/) - We've all heard about yellow fever. What happens when you're a Western man dating or married to an Asian woman and you're supposedly living the stereotype? | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Has marriage to a Chinese man changed your feminist views?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/marriage-chinese-man-changed-feminist-views/) - A reader wants to know how being married to a Chinese man and to the Chinese “extended family” changed has changed my “feminist” (independent) views. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post: Setting up his Chinese nephew (again) with American women](https://www.speakingofchina.com/guest-posts/guest-post-setting-chinese-nephew-american-women/) - Once again, Fred believed his Chinese nephew would do anything to have his pick of American women -- and tried setting him up during a trip to Hong Kong. | Speaking of China
- [Speaking of China wants your love stories and other guest posts ](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/speaking-china-wants-love-stories-guest-posts/) - Speaking of China wants your love stories and other guest posts, and my new "Submit a post" page will show you how to get your guest post featured here. | Speaking of China
- [My essay will appear in anthology of "True Stories of Expat Women in Asia"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/essay-will-appear-anthology-true-stories-expat-women-asia/) - My essay "Huangshan Honeymoon" will appear in the forthcoming anthology "How Does One Dress to Buy Dragonfruit: True Stories of Expat Women in Asia". | Speaking of China
- [Tibetan husbands, dating Chinese pop stars, and other unusual stories of Chinese men & Western women in love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/tibetan-husbands-dating-chinese-pop-stars-unusual-stories-chinese-men-western-women-love/) - This week, I've stumbled upon a number of incredibly unique stories in the blogosphere about Chinese men and Western women in love. | Speaking of China
- ["Starting from Scratch" - a new AMWF rom-com movie about love, taxes and breakups](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/starting-scratch-new-amwf-rom-com-movie-love-taxes-breakups/) - A unique romantic comedy that deals with love, divorce and getting audited by the IRS, and happens to feature an AMWF (Asian male/White female) couple. | Speaking of China
- [Is "yangxifu" (foreign daughter-in-law) a magic word in China?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/yangxifu-foreign-daughter-law-magic-word-china/) - In Chinese, yangxifu (洋媳妇) refers to foreign women married to Chinese men. And in China, the mention of yangxifu can sometimes light up the toughest people. | Speaking of China
- [Three Inches of Separation: On Loving a Shorter Chinese Man](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/three-inches-separation/) - I never thought I'd fall in love with a shorter Chinese man. But over time, I learned to see beyond the stature of his height, to the stature of his character instead. | Speaking of China
- [Finding a magical piece of China’s long history in my husband's backyard](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/finding-magical-piece-chinas-long-history-husbands-backyard/) - It’s one thing to see China's history in a museum and another to find a 5,000-year-old site right in my husband's village in China. | Speaking of China
- [7 Weird Search Terms on Love & Dating in China (and More) that Will Never Become Featured Questions](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/7-weird-search-terms-love-dating-china-will-never-become-featured-questions/) - Seven incredibly weird questions from search terms that will never become real Ask the Yangxifu columns, but might just make you go "Hmmmm" or laugh! | Speaking of China
- [Things I've Learned from My Chinese Family: 3 Amazing Wild Edible Plants ](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/things-ive-learned-chinese-family-3-amazing-wild-edible-plants/) - Three amazing wild edible plants here in Zhejiang, China that have enchanted me and my Chinese family this Spring -- and landed on our daily menu at home. | Speaking of China
- [Guest Post on Texan in Tokyo: 6 Things I Cherish about my Cross-Cultural Marriage to a Chinese Man](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/guest-post-texan-tokyo-6-things-cherish-cross-cultural-marriage-chinese-man/) - Texan in Tokyo just published my guest post site titled 6 Things I Cherish about my Cross-Cultural Marriage to a Chinese Man. | Speaking of China
- [Interview on Chinese-Tools.com - Jocelyn Eikenburg speaks of China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/interview-chinese-tools-com-jocelyn-eikenburg-speaks-china/) - In an interview with Chinese-Tools.com, I discuss everything from dating advice to what brought me to China and what I've learned from blogging. | Speaking of China
- [One Vegan, Making Chinese Red-Braised Pork For Love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/vegan-chinese-pork/) - I'm a vegan, married to a Chinese man who can't live without his meat and fish. Which is I why I've learned to make Chinese-style red braised pork, all for love. | Speaking of China
- [How rare are Chinese men/Western women? Enough to be "nonsense"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/rare-chinese-menwestern-women-enough-nonsense/) - As the wife of a Chinese man, I’m used to attracting attention when I’m out in China. But I never thought someone would believe our marriage wasn't real. | Speaking of China
- [To learn dialect or not? When your Chinese family doesn’t speak Mandarin Chinese](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/learn-dialect-chinese-family-doesnt-speak-mandarin-chinese/) - I invested years of my life studying Mandarin Chinese, only to marry a man whose local dialect is a different language. I wondered, should I learn it? | Speaking of China
- [8 Surprising Things I've Learned from Living in China's Countryside](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/8-surprising-things-ive-learned-living-chinas-countryside/) - I was raised in the Midwestern US. Yet now I live in China's countryside with my Chinese husband and his family, where I've learned some surprising things. | Speaking of China
- [6 Stunning Celebrity Couples of Asian Men & Non-Asian Women](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/6-stunning-celebrity-couples-asian-men-non-asian-women/) - Six gorgeous couples that could turn heads on the red carpet, while showing the world how beautiful it is when Asian men and non-Asian women get together. | Speaking of China
- [Fenshou: After Eliza, he feared "she'll disappear again"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/fenshou/after-eliza-he-feared-she-will-disappear/) - This is a story of how one Chinese man met an enchanting Polish woman in London, only to have her vanish from his life without an explanation. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Siblings Won't Give Hongbao at her Chinese Wedding](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/ask-yangxifu-siblings-wont-give-hongbao-chinese-wedding/) - A Western woman plans to invite her siblings to her wedding ceremony in Beijing. The problem? They refuse to give hongbao (red envelopes with money inside). | Speaking of China
- [Introducing Yuan Fu, Our Official English-to-Chinese Translator](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/introducing-yuan-fu-english-chinese-translator/) - A few weeks ago, I officially kicked off the Chinese version of this site. Now it's time to meet the man behind the translations -- Yuan Fu. | Speaking of China
- [Saluting Other Blogs by Non-Asian Women Who Love Asian Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/saluting-blogs-non-asian-women-asian-men/) - I’m continuing the celebration of International Women’s Day by saluting outstanding women with blogs on AMXF (Asian Male, Non-Asian Female) relationships. | Speaking of China
- [The "love, location, career" dilemma for Chinese men/Western women in love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/love-location-career-dilemma/) - For some Chinese men and Western women in love, a big question looms over their relationship -- where should the couple live and work in the world? | Speaking of China
- [Why my Chinese family wants the foreign daughter-in-law around home + village photos!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-family-wants-yangxifu-around-home/) - My Chinese family, including my husband, prefers that I stay around the home here in China. They say it's for my safety...but it's for theirs too. | Speaking of China
- [Introducing Posts in Chinese! 隆重推出中文版！](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/introducing-chinese-language-posts-隆重推出中文版！/) - I'm thrilled to unveil the latest development for this site -- translating selected posts into Chinese. Last year, Fu Yuan, an incredibly dedicated fan of Speaking of China who hails from lovely Shandong Province, offered his help in translating my content. We've just launched 关于少见的洋妞中男配, the Chinese version of my most popular post, On the Rarity of | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: Tunisian woman & Shanghai man live happily ever after](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/tunisian-woman-shanghai-man-live-happily-ever/) - "I am a Tunisian woman. Seven months ago, I married a man from Shanghai....I never met a man as honest, committed and affectionate as my husband." | Speaking of China
- [On Invitations and the Dinner We Never Expected](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/invitations-dinner-never-expected/) - Though I still equate the word “invitation” with notice, I'm learning to appreciate the beauty in a sudden invite, like my big uncle's dinner in China. | Speaking of China
- [Why "white loser laowai & Chinese women" is a thorny topic](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/white-loser-laowai-chinese-women-thorny-topic/) - So-called white "loser laowai" who prefer Chinese women are the skeleton in the cross-cultural dating closet in China, and a thorny topic for me to tackle. | Speaking of China
- [Interview with Kevin Bathman on the Chindian Diaries](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/interview-kevin-bathman-chindian-diaries/) - Chindians are people who identify as Chinese and Indian. The Chindian Diaries, Kevin Bathman's storytelling project, celebrates these families. | Speaking of China
- [Yin-Yang: Discovering a Whole New World with My Chinese Husband](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yin-yang/discovering-whole-new-world-chinese-husband/) - Before Nicki Chen married her Chinese husband, she thought, "We complement each other." But their differences also meant they could learn from each other. | Speaking of China
- [My Chinese Grandma, Frying Up Rice Noodles -- And Lots of Love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-grandma-frying-rice-noodles-lots-love/) - John's Grandma has never hugged or kissed me, nor told me she loves me. But these days -- and especially after this dinner -- I’ve never felt closer to her. | Speaking of China
- [On the racism against AMWF couple Lorde and James Lowe](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/racism-amwf-couple-lorde-james-lowe/) - People say, "Why write about your relationship? You’re a white woman dating a Chinese man, what’s the big deal?" I have a new answer: Lorde and James Lowe. | Speaking of China
- [Speaking of China's Top 5 Monday Posts of 2013](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/speaking-chinas-top-5-monday-posts-2013/) - It's the last Monday of 2013, nearly New Year's Eve, and time for me to announce the top 5 Monday posts for 2013! | Speaking of China
- [How I had mistaken a Winter Solstice family recipe for tangyuan](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/mistaken-winter-solstice-family-recipe-tangyuan/) - All these years, I had it wrong. When my husband mentioned the Winter Solstice sesame balls his mother made, I thought they were a version of tangyuan. | Speaking of China
- [Rachel DeWoskin Interview in Asian Jewish Life](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/rachel-dewoskin-interview-asian-jewish-life/) - This week, my interview with writer Rachel DeWoskin just hit the presses at Asian Jewish Life! | Speaking of China
- [How to spend Christmas in China with your Chinese family](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/spend-christmas-china-chinese-family/) - This year, I’m giving my Chinese family here in Zhejiang a taste of Christmas...with some inevitable Chinese characteristics. | Speaking of China
- [UPDATED - From the Archives: On being slow, timing and more](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/archives-slow-timing/) - UPDATE on 12/15/13: My host finally determined the issue -- a server problem! She's going to move my site to a new server, which will solve the issue. Will keep you updated! Right now, I know slow. This site is currently experiencing some frustratingly sluggish loading times and I have NO idea why. While I | Speaking of China
- [How my Chinese mother-in-law cured a mentally ill chicken](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-mother-in-law-chicken-cure/) - At my inlaws' home, I didn't take much notice of the chicken habitually roosting in the corner of the room next to the kitchen. Chickens have free run of the first floor of the house (which means we have to watch where we walk) and even have their own sleeping corner. But my Chinese mother-in-law | Speaking of China
- [Here in China, my US life feels like a dream](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/in-china-my-us-life-feels-like-a-dream/) - Now that I'm here in China, my former life in the US feels more like an extended dream than a reality. | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: On Family in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/archives-family-china/) - As I transition back to living in the family home with my inlaws, brother-in-law, sister-in-law and niece in China, I went back through the archives and pulled a few classic posts related to my family in China. The Chinese Relatives Name Game. Now that I'm in China, no doubt I'll continue to struggle with all | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: Holiday Shopping Ideas](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/archives-holiday-shopping-ideas/) - Today is the infamous Black Friday in the US, the official start to the holiday shopping season. While I'm still transitioning over to China, I thought I'd pull a few posts from the archives for a little holiday gift inspiration. BTW, for anyone doing a little online Black Friday shopping interested in Asian and Asian-inspired | Speaking of China
- [From The Archives: Favorite Interviews on Travel, China and More](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/archives-favorite-interviews-travel-china/) - As our departure for China fast approaches, thoughts of air travel, China and settling down occupy my mind. | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: Favorite love stories from Chinese men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/archives-love-stories-chinese-men/) - While Western women overwhemingly step up to share their stories love found and love lost, some of the most memorable submissions came from Chinese men. As I continue to prepare for my move to China, I'm digging into the archives this Friday to share a few of my favorites. Let's hear it for the boys! | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: Chinese-Western Holiday Dinner Ideas ](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-western-holiday-dinner-ideas/) - If you're in a Chinese-Western cross-cultural relationship or marriage, how can you reflect that in your holiday meals? | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Rec'd Websites/Links With Dating Advice for Chinese-Western Couples](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/dating-links-chinese-western-couples/) - "You should check out this website." That's what I've been telling a number of readers who send me Ask the Yangxifu questions -- I refer them to some of the fantastic sites that I follow and admire. So I thought, maybe it's time to do a brief post and spotlight some of my favorites? Western | Speaking of China
- [My "hard-to-buy-for" Chinese father-in-law](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/hard-buy-chinese-father-law/) - To my parents, my Chinese father-in-law was that "hard-to-buy-for" guy -- which reminded me of how many of us struggle with cross-cultural gift giving. | Speaking of China
- [Why Ignoring Cultural Differences in Cross-Cultural Relationships is Harmful](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/why-ignoring-cultural-differences-in-cross-cultural-relationships-is-harmful/) - While some couples might ignore cultural differences in their relationship, doing so -- and taking a "colorblind" approach -- can actually be harmful. | Speaking of China
- [Justifying Cross-Cultural Love By Hating On Others?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/justifying-cross-cultural-love-by-hating-on-others/) - The other day, I was reading an article on chinaSMACK about Men in China taking Vietnamese wives, and noticed one of the translated comments: My wife is German, blonde hair blue eyed, but I think I’m very ordinary and it was just fate. Actually, I think Western women apart from being a bit more independent-minded, | Speaking of China
- [Infidelity in China? Doesn't matter to my marriage](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/infidelity-china-doesnt-matter-marriage/) - So what if China has "private secretaries" and KTV "hostesses" and entire communities of ernai? I know my husband and my marriage, and trust in both. | Speaking of China
- [Three Things I Wish I Had Known About Dating in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/three-things-wish-known-dating-china/) - Here are three things I wish I had known when I first started dating Chinese men. | Speaking of China
- [A Tumultuous European-Chinese Marriage + Advice Needed](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/tumultuous-european-chinese-marriage-advice-needed/) - A story of a European-Chinese couple fighting for their marriage and family, who needs your advice and support. | Speaking of China
- ["Won't you miss the holidays when you're in China?”](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/wont-miss-holidays-youre-china/) - “Won't you miss the holidays when you’re in China?” I couldn’t fault American friends for asking. It’s not just that John and I are moving back to China permanently. We’re also leaving the US on Thanksgiving Day, which means we’ll miss that holiday as well as Christmas, the king of them all. It’s true. Perhaps | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Chinese Researchers, Group Dating, and ABCs vs. FOBs](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/chinese-researchers-group-dating-abcs-vs-fobs/) - In this week’s Ask the Yangxifu, I feature not one but three different questions from the mailbag -- and invite you to weigh in with your own advice! “Katie” wrote that she met a Chinese research assistant with a PhD at a nearby university in North America, but is frustrated because he’s so busy and | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: Why Would You Want To Go To China?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/archives-want-to-go-to-china/) - It's 31 more days until we board a flight back to China -- and that means moving to-dos are starting to take over my schedule. Which is why I'm taking a break this Monday from posting and running a few posts from the archives (related, of course, to the idea of moving or moving to | Speaking of China
- [Featured on BBC News: "Mixed marriages in China a labour of love"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/featured-bbc-news-mixed-marriages-china-labour-love/) - BBC News just featured me and my husband in an article titled "Mixed marriages in China a labour of love". | Speaking of China
- [On moving in with my Chinese in-laws](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/moving-chinese-laws/) - My Chinese in-laws miss us and can't wait to have us move back into their home. And strange as it sounds, I can't wait to move in with them too. | Speaking of China
- [Travel China with the Yangxifu: Suzhou's Wedding Gown Street](https://www.speakingofchina.com/travel-china-yangxifu/suzhou-wedding-gown-street/) - Are you engaged? Living in or going to China? Consider a visit to Suzhou's Wedding Gown Street, where bridal beauty of your dreams is a bargain. | Speaking of China
- [Starstruck over the US -- just as I once was in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/starstruck-over-us-just-like-me/) - Just before my husband John and I left China for the US, I too was once starstruck with my home country -- and the idea of living there with him. | Speaking of China
- [Weathering Cross-Cultural Love in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/weathering-love-china/) - Stress, personal issues and cultural differences all exploded together for my Chinese boyfriend and I, just as the weather began to change. | Speaking of China
- [We're Going Home -- To China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/were-going-home-to-china/) - I’m going home later this year -- to China. Sometimes, when I come across a memento of my pre-China life, I can’t believe that now I think of a foreign country as home. I imagine that girl, the one who longed to break free of the suburbs, who dreamed of the world beyond the Cleveland, | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: On Stares, "Why Not Married?" & More](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/archives-stares-married/) - None of us are immune to those tough questions or moments. During a week where I've had a face some challenges of my own -- and need a break -- I'm running several entries from the archives that speak to this theme. I'll be back this Monday with some fresh content! Ask the Yangxifu: Staring | Speaking of China
- [Radio Taiwan Int'l Interview - Eye on China: Western women + Chinese men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/radio-taiwan-intl-interview-eye-china/) - Radio Taiwan International just interviewed me for their "Eye on China" series, looking at Western women and Chinese men through my blog and experiences. | Speaking of China
- [Why limit yourself? Logan Lo shares his interracial dating story](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/why-limit-yourself-logan-lo-interracial-dating/) - Logan Lo stepped outside of his own comfort zone in interracial dating -- and eventually met his Irish/Italian-American wife. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Help a Western Woman in Shanghai Meet Chinese Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/help-a-western-woman-in-shanghai-meet-chinese-men/) - M asks: I am a single [Western] girl living in Shanghai, just turned 30. From what I've noticed most chinese guys around that age are already married. Is there any chance of meeting a single guy in China? ----- Yes, there's always a chance of meeting single men in China -- despite the fact that | Speaking of China
- [Is it better to say 4,000 yì or 400 billion?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/better-say-4000-yi-400-billion/) - We can stare at the same setting sun, imagining the exact same number of stars, and express it in a different way -- all because of culture/language. | Speaking of China
- [Three Words From a Chinese Father](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/three-words-chinese-father/) - Dorcas Cheng-Tozun's father never said " love you" to her. That night was the first and only time he ever told her he missed her. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: How to Wear A Qipao In Your Western Wedding Ceremony](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/how-to-wear-qipao-in-wedding-ceremony/) - Tips on how to incorporate a qipao into a Western-style wedding, with suggestions on how to integrate wedding colors and where to buy in China. | Speaking of China
- [How My Husband's "Second Opinion" Helped Me Heal (And Sleep)](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/husbands-second-opinion-helped-heal/) - I can't believe that my posture could make all the difference in getting better. But I wouldn't have known without John's perspective on healing. | Speaking of China
- [On Cross-Cultural Relationships & Pop Culture References](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/cross-cultural-relationships-pop-culture-references/) - There's something special about cross-cultural relationships -- you can't always rely on the same lazy cultural references to make connections with others. | Speaking of China
- [Fenshou: After Meeting in Thailand, "I Was Falling Hard For Her"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/fenshou/meeting-thailand-falling-hard/) - "Justin" desperately loved a Western woman he met while on holiday in Thailand -- and still doesn't know why she left him without an explanation. | Speaking of China
- [Why I Write Q&A](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/why-i-write-qa/) - Along with other contributors for "Unsavory Elements", I was interviewed for the site Why I Write. | Speaking of China
- [Fenshou: "Everything Was Perfect" Until Texas Tragedy](https://www.speakingofchina.com/fenshou/everything-was-perfect-texas-tragedy/) - "Lisa" had a seemingly perfect relationship with a Chinese man she met in the US -- until their romance unravelled after tragedy struck his family in Texas. | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: Love, Money and Practicality](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/from-the-archives-love-money-and-practicality/) - My thoughts turned to the practical side of love in China -- and inspired this list of entries I pulled from the archives. | Speaking of China
- [South China Morning Post Mentioned My Essay + Unsavory Elements Available for Kindle](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/south-china-morning-post-mentioned-my-essay-unsavory-elements-available-for-kindle/) - A South China Morning Post review of "Unsavory Elements" singled out my essay as "moving". Plus, "Unsavory Elements" is now on sale as a Kindle download. | Speaking of China
- [On Working-Class White Women, Interracial Dating and China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/working-class-white-women-interracial-dating-china/) - On the link between white working class women and interracial dating/marriage, and its possible applications to dating Chinese men. | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: "I Want To Be Your Slave For The Rest of My Life"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/i-want-to-be-your-slave-for-the-rest-of-my-life/) - The story of how a shy white Midwestern American girl married a Chinese guy -- including one surprising and memorable quote when he revealed his love. | Speaking of China
- [Should Speaking of China Help You Meet New People/Dates?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/help-you-meet-new-dates/) - Many readers have told me they would love to actually MEET someone through Speaking of China. Would you like to see online dating/personal ads on this site? | Speaking of China
- [Highlights from study into mixed relationships/marriages with a Chinese partner](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/mixed-relationships-marriages-chinese-partner-by-laura-banks/) - Many of you might remember about a year ago, when I posted an ad: UK Chinese Studies Student Seeks Chinese/Non-Chinese Couples for Dissertation Survey. Some of you participated in her survey, including myself. Ultimately, she surveyed 33 couples in her research, 18 with a Chinese female partner and 15 with a Chinese male partner. Laura | Speaking of China
- [The Next Big Thing: On "Red All Over," My Forthcoming Memoir](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/the-next-big-thing-on-red-all-over-my-forthcoming-memoir/) - 10 questions about "Red All Over," my memoir that covers Chinese wedding and dating culture, while sharing the story of how China changed my life and love. | Speaking of China
- [Divorcing Your Chinese Spouse Doesn't Mean You Must Divorce China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/divorcing-your-chinese-spouse/) - For Susan Blumberg-Kason, author of the forthcoming memoir "Good Chinese Wife," divorcing her Chinese husband never meant having to divorce China as well. | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: Setting Up His Chinese Nephew With American Women](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/setting-up-chinese-nephew-american-women/) - Fred believed that any man, even his nephew in Hong Kong, would leap to his death to be able to date not just one or two but three women. | Speaking of China
- [Fenshou: "I Was Once Engaged to a Chinese Man"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/fenshou/i-was-once-engaged-to-a-chinese-man/) - A poignant and thoughtfully penned story of how one Western woman's engagement to a Chinese man from a prominent Beijing family eventually ended. | Speaking of China
- [Foreigners Who Think They're Entitled To Date The Hottest Chinese?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/foreigners-entitled-to-date-hottest-chinese/) - How can some foreigners actually think that they're entitled to date only the hottest Chinese people when they wouldn't feel the same back in the West? | Speaking of China
- [Fenshou: Algerian Muslim Falls For Chinese Atheist, But Love Doesn't Last](https://www.speakingofchina.com/fenshou/a-chinese-algerian-love-story/) - Soulef, who is Algerian and Muslim, falls for a Chinese atheist working in her home country. Theirs was love at first sight, but it didn't last. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Western Woman Wants Baby, But Maybe Not Marriage, in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/western-woman-wants-baby-but-maybe-not-marriage-in-china/) - A Western woman in China wanting a child wonders, should she be his girlfriend for a chance to have a baby, even if she's not sure about marriage? | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: What Western Women Think of Shorter Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/what-western-women-think-of-shorter-men/) - A Chinese man wants to know what Western women think of shorter men. | Speaking of China
- [On Chinese Parents "Enjoying the Benefits" of Their Children](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-parents-enjoying-benefits-children/) - "Your parents raised you up to such a big age, and they still haven't enjoyed the benefits of having you," said a Chinese mother to my husband John. | Speaking of China
- ["Unsavory Elements" Anthology On Sale Through Amazon.com Starting Today ](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/unsavory-elements-sale-today-amazon/) - Unsavory Elements -- the China anthology featuring my essay (titled "Red Couplets") -- is finally available for purchase through Amazon.com. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: When Chinese Men "Disappear" in New Relationships](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/when-chinese-men-disappear-from-burgeoning-relationships/) - On some of the reasons why Chinese men might suddenly check out of a new relationship, and what women can do about it. | Speaking of China
- [On Cultural Encapsulation and Cross-Cultural Relationships](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/on-cultural-encapsulation-and-cross-cultural-relationships/) - Could cultural encapsulation -- the lack of understanding, or ignorance, of another's culture -- explain why some Western women won't date Chinese men? | Speaking of China
- [Fenshou: Dreams of a Romantic Fairy Tale Kiss](https://www.speakingofchina.com/fenshou/dreams-of-a-romantic-fairy-tale-kiss/) - Longtime readers will recognize the name Sveta, who is one of the most active commenters on this site. She also blogs about her latest reads on her book review blog (where she reviews a variety of books , including titles featuring with Asian men and Western women in love). She shared with me this story | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: Posts on Movies and Chinese Men/Western Women in Love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/from-the-archives-posts-on-movies/) - We're deep into the summer movie season -- which makes it a perfect excuse to share some classic entries on movies and Chinese men/Western women in love. | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: Favorite Past Questions from Chinese Men ](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/from-the-archives-favorite-past-questions-from-chinese-men/) - In honor of Father's Day this weekend in the US, I'm tipping my hat to all the men out there -- and sharing some of my favorite past Ask the Yangxifu questions from Chinese men. Enjoy, and I'll be back on June 21 with some fresh content! Ask the Yangxifu: Can Western Women Love a | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: On Language and Love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/from-the-archives-on-language-and-love/) - The other night my husband and I were talking about our relationship -- and how it's pretty cool to be able to communicate in more than one language. So while on vacation, I pulled several posts from the past that discuss how language and love collide in our relationship (and other relationships like ours). Enjoy! | Speaking of China
- [Fenshou: "We Were Soulmates"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/fenshou/we-were-soulmates/) - "Sara" met a Chinese man online, and soon called him her soulmate. But while he loved her deeply, he ultimately felt that she "deserved a better man." | Speaking of China
- [AMWF Books vs. AFWM Books: The "Good Reads" Question](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/amwf-books-vs-afwm-books/) - A friend mentioned she enjoyed AMWF books much more than AFWM books. Do you think there there more AMWF good reads than AFWM ones? And if so, why? | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Sister of China Biz Partner Wants Marriage, He Doesn't](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/sister-wants-marriage-he-doesnt/) - The sister of a China business partner wants to marry a US businessman. He's not interested, but worries that refusing her could hurt his business. | Speaking of China
- ["Why Us?": More on Discrimination and Marriage to a Chinese Man](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/why-us-more-on-discrimination-and-marriage-to-a-chinese-man/) - When discrimination and racism once again landed in our lives, I often asked John, "Why us? Why did this have to happen in our lives?" | Speaking of China
- [Fenshou: When Mary Met Yao](https://www.speakingofchina.com/fenshou/when-mary-met-yao/) - "Mary" met Yao while at university. And while misunderstandings got in the way of their relationship, she never regrets the time they had together. | Speaking of China
- [Saluting Blogs Written By Asian Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/saluting-blogs-written-by-asian-men/) - Since it's Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month here in the US, I'm saluting blogs written by Asian men. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Chinese-American Woman Seeking Boyfriend/Husband in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/chinese-american-woman-seeking-boyfriendhusband-in-china/) - A 2nd generation Chinese-American woman would like to expand her boundaries and look for a possible boyfriend (or husband) in China. | Speaking of China
- [Why Aren't We Talking More About The Rarity of AMWF?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/why-arent-we-talking-more-about-amwf/) - In a forum on yellow fever, one man asked, "I don't see the question posed, of why there are so few Chinese men, with "white" women? This is left out?" | Speaking of China
- [Fenshou: "I Hope He Can Forgive Me"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/fenshou/i-hope-he-can-forgive-me/) - Westerner "Jane" (not her real name) wrote that she hopes a certain Chinese man will forgive her for mistakes and missteps. | Speaking of China
- [Making up Beauty in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/making-up-beautiful-china/) - The Chinese women doing my makeup considered me the real beauty -- while I believed them far more beautiful than myself. Why couldn't we embrace our own beauty? | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: Finding Courage During Tough Times](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/from-the-archives-finding-courage-during-tough-times/) - I'm on deadline this week, a time when I am marshaling all my inner strength to continue the good fight. So I thought, what better than to run some of my past entries about finding courage as a couple during those tough times in life? Just reading back through these posts really inspires me -- | Speaking of China
- [We Need Your Support](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/we-need-your-support/) - Dear Readers, I am entangled in what might perhaps be the biggest fight of my life. Once again, discrimination has descended upon our lives and it rears its ugly head, threatening to take away something we've worked so hard to achieve over all of these years. I can't write much more in detail than that, | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: How One Chinese American Woman Married a Chinese National](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/how-one-chinese-american-woman-married-a-chinese-national/) - Chinese American Michelle Guo shares her story of how she went to China and ended up marrying Alex, a man from Henan Province. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: What To Wear To Chinese Weddings in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/what-to-wear-to-chinese-weddings/) - A foreign woman will be attending a wedding in Shanghai, China and she's wondering what to wear? | Speaking of China
- [Despite the China-America Divide, We're On The Same Team](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/china-america-divide-on-the-same-team/) - In a cross-cultural marriage, sometimes it's easy to feel as if the two of you stand on opposite ends of the battlefield -- in our case, China vs. the US. | Speaking of China
- [Love or Fetish? On "Yellow Fever" and Creepy/Sketchy Attractions](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/on-yellow-fever-and-creepy-attractions/) - In the past few weeks, I’ve discovered They’re All So Beautiful, an online forum about race and dating that’s features a five-part online series and is also a companion to the documentary Seeking Asian Female. Yes, it’s a conversation in part about “yellow fever” -- but one with more intelligence, one that seeks to transcend | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: Sex, Lies and Infidelity in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/from-the-archives-sex-lies-and-infidelity/) - A recent confidential Ask the Yangxifu question by e-mail had me thinking about sex, lies and infidelity in China. | Speaking of China
- [How China's Tomb Sweeping Tradition - And My Husband - Helped Me Cope With Grief](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinas-tomb-sweeping-tradition/) - When my Chinese husband and I celebrated China's Tomb Sweeping Festival at a visit to my mother's grave, his traditions somehow helped soothe my grief. | Speaking of China
- [[UPDATED] SELF China Seeking Chinese Women Over 30 + Single By Choice](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/self-china-seeking-chinese-women/) - UPDATE: Forgot to mention the following: I'm not searching just for a Chinese women, but also women from Japan and Korea (with the same sort of luck, as you can imagine). Someone who knows a bit of English would also be helpful because the interview would be in English. Got this request from SELF China | Speaking of China
- [The most curiously Chinese Letter-and-Visits (Xinfang) Bureau ](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/curiously-chinese-letter-and-visits/) - As I walked over to the Beijing apartment of my dear friend Peter, he happened to point out the Xinfang Bureau, perhaps one of the most quintessentially Chinese government inventions. The Xinfang Bureau's entire reason for existence is to process any written or in-person complaints about other government bureaus. At least, it's supposed to. And | Speaking of China
- [Wanted: Your Stories Of Love Lost, Unrequited Love and More](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/stories-love-lost-unrequited-love/) - This past week, we've had a flurry of conversations arise from a simple story of a setup for love that ultimately failed. My thanks to Fred for sharing that story! But it got me thinking. I originally called on readers to share stories of love that lead to happily ever after. And yes, I had | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: A Big, Fat, Traditional Chinese Wedding?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/big-traditional-chinese-wedding/) - What if your Chinese boyfriend's parents want the big, traditional Chinese wedding -- and you don't? Jocelyn, who has been married to her Chinese husband since 2004, offers advice on how to negotiate a wedding everyone will love. | Speaking of China
- [Travel China with the Yangxifu: The Henan Museum, Zhengzhou, China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/travel-china-yangxifu/henan-museum-zhengzhou-china/) - Travel China with the Yangxifu takes you to the Henan Museum in Zhengzhou, a museum with artifacts that explain Chinese origins, highlight ingenuity, tell stories, and amaze your eyes. | Speaking of China
- [How I Spent Chinese New Year, 2010](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/chinese-new-year-2010/) - How did I spend this Chinese New Year? As a host -- along with my Chinese husband, John -- for our university's "Chinese Night" on Feb 13, 2010, here in the mountain West of the US. See photos from this special night. | Speaking of China
- [Does Peer Pressure Ever Discourage Dating Differently?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/peer-pressure-discourage-dating-differently/) - Did you ever experience peer pressure regarding your potential dating choices? And did it ever influence your decision to date (or not to date) someone? | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 31: An Unintended Splash at the Hangzhou Pool](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch31-splash-hangzhou-pool/) - As a foreigner in China, sometimes you touch people in ways you never realized. Something you say or do in a moment -- a small, forgettable thing to you -- becomes a lasting impression to someone else. I never realized that when I spoke Mandarin Chinese at the pool in Hangzhou, I would become a sensation online at Zhejiang University. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: How can Western women and Chinese men get along - as a couple?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/get-along-western-women-chinese-men/) - How can Western women and Chinese men get along? Jocelyn, who has been married to her Chinese husband since 2004, shares her experience. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 30: One Lonely, Post-Thanksgiving Saturday in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch30-lonely-thanksgiving-china/) - When you live in China, sometimes foreign holidays can be lonely. I discovered a loneliness after Thanksgiving passed me without a celebration or nod from my Chinese coworkers, and without my Chinese boyfriend by my side. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 29: An Indecent English Teaching Proposal](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch29-indecent-english-teaching-proposal/) - When you're a foreigner in China, the most common phrase you might hear is: "Can you teach me English?" My Chinese neighbor wanted me to, even though she never seemed serious about it. But over tea one evening, she embarrassed me about not following through, and left me wondering about her indecent proposal. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 28: Of Chinese Medicine and Balance](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch28-chinese-medicine-balance/) - Chinese traditional medicine can bring your body back into balance. When my health was out of balance, my Chinese boyfriend used the principles and approach of Chinese medicine to help me recover. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Books with Chinese Men and Western Women in Love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/books-chinese-men-western-women-love/) - A list of books with Chinese men and Western women in love, Inspired by the previous question I answered about movies. | Speaking of China
- [On Int'l Women's Day: Celebrated in China, Forgotten in America](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/china-intl-womens-day/) - I only discovered International Women's Day after coming to China. My home country of America may have created it, but we've largely forgotten it. | Speaking of China
- [Essay Published in "Unsavory Elements," An Anthology Featured in Shanghai Lit Festival](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/essay-published-in-unsavory-elements-an-anthology-featured-in-shanghai-lit-festival/) - My essay titled "Red Couplets" is going to be published this month in the anthology "Unsavory Elements" -- a book featured in the Shanghai Lit Festival. | Speaking of China
- [On Disagreeing on US-China News, And Finding A Way Back to Love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/disagreeing-news-finding-way-back-to-love/) - The other night, my Chinese husband and I got into an argument over US-China news. And it scared me to be against John, when I really love him. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Does He Like Me? Signs a Chinese Man Might Be Into You](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/does-he-like-me/) - Does this Chinese man like me? This is hands-down the number one question that women ask me every month. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Does Dating Past (And More) Matter to Chinese Men?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/dating-past-chinese-men/) - Does dating past matter to Chinese men? Ask the Yangxifu advises a girl who wonders if a Chinese man won't accept her because she's "experienced." | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 10: Did I Ask John to Move In?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch10-john-moves-in/) - My Chinese boyfriend moved himself in only days after our first kiss. I loved him and was happy to have him -- but I couldn't help but feel surprised. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 9: Of Birthday Stares and Undeniable Love for John](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch9-birthday-love-john/) - With my burgundy qipao, up-do and bouquet of flowers, I became the talk of the teahouse during my birthday celebration. But it was the love on my face for John, my new Chinese boyfriend, that gave my relationship away. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 8: John is My Chinese Boyfriend](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch8-john-chinese-boyfriend/) - John becomes my Chinese boyfriend beside Hangzhou's West Lake, when the night sky makes China forget we are a Western woman and Chinese man. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: How Chinese men can meet foreign women in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/chinese-men-meet-foreign-women-china/) - How can Chinese men meet Western women in China? Jocelyn, a Western woman with a Chinese husband, shares her tips with a young Chinese man. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 7: Of Lovely Bouquets and China Birthday Programs](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch7-bouquets-birthday-china/) - Three lovely bouquets, and the thoughts of John's "birthday program" tantalized me as I got closer to this Chinese man. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 6: I'll be watching you in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/chapter-6-ill-watching-china/) - Did your Chinese friend or lover ever charm you with their reliability -- that they would be there for you, even to see your bus off? John, my Chinese coworker, was always watching for me, as his way of showing he cared. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 5: Love is Impractical](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/chapter-5-love-impractical/) - Frank, my ex-Chinese boyfriend, may never love again, the way we loved. This is what I learn when he and I have dinner one evening in early July, 2002. | Speaking of China
- [Travel China with the Yangxifu: the Kaifeng Night Market](https://www.speakingofchina.com/travel-china-yangxifu/kaifeng-night-market/) - Travel China with the Yangxifu takes you to the Kaifeng Night Market -- a reminder of the forte volume and flavorful delicacies of night markets that once blanketed China. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Sensitive China issues, arguments and your Chinese husband](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/sensitive-china-arguments-chinese-husband/) - If you're married to a Chinese, you won't always agree about sensitive China topics. How do you handle them without getting angry? Jocelyn, a Western woman with a Chinese husband, offers her perspective. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: On Wealth/Income for Chinese Men + Western Women Couples](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/on-wealth-and-income-for-couples-of-chinese-men-western-women/) - Do couples of Chinese men and Western women struggle with wealth or income? That's the question a friend posed to me by e-mail. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Why Your Chinese Wedding Ceremony Will Always Be Big, Fat and Loud](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/chinese-ceremony-big-fat-loud/) - No matter how many wedding ceremonies you have, just remember -- your Chinese wedding ceremony will always be a big affair. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Feeling Big in Little China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/feeling-big-in-little-china/) - A Western woman with a normal body size plans to move to China with her Chinese boyfriend, but worries about her body image around thinner Asian women. How can she cope when she moves to China, and is surrounded by many women who are smaller than her? | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 15: Climbing Back Into Love With John](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch15-climb-love-john/) - My Chinese boyfriend John and I didn't just climb a mountain that afternoon -- we climbed back into love, after a morning when I wondered if my shadows would push him away. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: How to impress your Chinese boyfriend's (or girlfriend's) family during Chinese New Year](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/impress-chinese-boyfriend-girlfriend-parents-chinese-new-year/) - How do you impress the family of your Chinese boyfriend (or girlfriend) during Chinese New Year? I survived my first Chinese New Year with the parents, and will share some tips. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 12: What is Buried Beneath Our Hearts, and Lakes, in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch12-buried-hearts-lakes-china/) - Sometimes, in cross-cultural love in China, we are so lost in the adventure that we cannot see what is buried beneath the surface of our hearts. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 11: Exes in China Make Bad Friends](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch11-exes-china-bad-friends/) - It's tough to be friends with your ex in China. I didn't want to admit it, but I'd turned my back on Frank, my ex-Chinese boyfriend, that night of my birthday, and later with a careless text message. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 14: The China Road of Misunderstanding](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch14-china-road-misunderstandings/) - In our journey through China, we don't always understand the country, or our Chinese lovers. I didn't one morning, on a trip to my Chinese boyfriend's hometown. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 13: Different Eggplant, Different Cultural Expectations](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch13-different-cultural-expectations/) - Sometimes, cultural expectations in China will surprise you. I cooked eggplant for my Chinese boyfriend, John, and the result wasn't what either of us expected. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 16: Foreign Girlfriend or Fascinating Moonlight Tale?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch16-foreign-girlfriend-or-tale/) - Was I asking too much, to be the foreign girlfriend of a Chinese man? I wondered, after he told me his parents thought we shouldn't date. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 4: The Embarrassment of Love in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch4-embarrassing-love-china/) - Sometimes love is so embarrassing in China, you have to laugh. I did when my twentysomething Chinese friends teased me about the possibility of love, with a Chinese man. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 3: Shortcomings](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch3-short-chinese-man/) - I love my Chinese man, in all of his stature, now, but I had doubts when I first realized I was taller than him. Could I live with a short Chinese boyfriend? | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 1: My Heart is Shut Away, My Chinese Boyfriend is Gone](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch1-heart-away-chinese-boyfriend/) - I felt isolated and alone after I broke up with Frank, my Chinese boyfriend and deskmate. My Chinese friends, Caroline and John, took me away on a trip to console me -- but it was the beginning of a relationship I never saw coming. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 2: My Chinese Matchmaker, Caroline](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch2-chinese-matchmaker/) - Did your Chinese friends ever play matchmaker for you? After a failed relationship with a Chinese man, Caroline was determined to help find me someone better -- even if it meant playing matchmaker to me. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 19: Only Mandarin-Speaking Foreigners Belong in China?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch19-mandarin-chinese-belong-china/) - Are Mandarin-speaking foreigners the only ones who can integrate into China? Or will foreigners always be foreigners no matter what (and stand apart from the crowd)? My European friend Camille posed the question to me one evening during a walk in Hangzhou. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 47: A Picture of My Chinese Boyfriend's Family](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch47-picture-chinese-boyfriends-family/) - Even as I shot a photo of John's family during Chinese New Year, I still didn't see have the entire picture of his family -- until I showed them pictures of my own. | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 58: China Marriage On My Mind](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch58-china-marriage-on-my-mind/) - In Shanghai, my Chinese boyfriend and I were almost as close as husband and wife. All of the signs said we were headed to a wedding -- so why did I have to ask? | Speaking of China
- [Chapter 72: Private Parts in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-memoir-yangxifu/ch72-private-parts-china/) - When I need a doctor to look at my private parts in China, I am reminded just how elusive privacy really is. | Speaking of China
- [Nominated for Lotus Blossom Award, Vote For Me!](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/nominated-for-lotus-blossom-award-vote-for-me/) - I'm nominated for a Lotus Blossom Award at My New Chinese Love in the category of Best Love Blog. Take a minute and vote for me! | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: Embarrassing Moments with Chinese Characteristics](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/from-the-archives-embarrassing-moments/) - Because I'm on deadline for some projects and scrambling to get ready for Chinese New Year, I decided to take a break this Friday and run a few posts from the archives. Instead, I'd like to run a few posts on the topic of embarrassing moments -- which will hopefully make you smile during these | Speaking of China
- [The "Room Thing" And Other Indirect Chinese References to Sex](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/indirect-chinese-references-sex/) - I’ll never forget the way my Chinese mother-in-law described the impetus for my sister-in-law’s divorce, a divorce that eventually paved the way for her to marry John’s brother. “Her ex-husband became fond of another woman.” She used the word hào, to like or be fond of. Yet the tone of her voice made the sentence | Speaking of China
- [Ember Swift Interview Part 2 - How China Changed Her Life](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/ember-swift-how-china-changed-her-life/) - Artist Ember Swift's personal life changed forever after coming to China, where she met and married Guo Jian -- and also where she gave birth to their baby. | Speaking of China
- [Featured in Global Times Article: Meet the [Chinese] Parents](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/global-times-meet-the-chinese-parents/) - For those of you who may have missed it, I was featured in a Global Times article titled "Meet the Parents," which shares some personal tales of meet-the-Chinese-parents experiences from foreigners (including me) and offers some advice for any foreigners heading home with their boyfriend/girlfriend to meet the parents for the first time. Here's a | Speaking of China
- [Ember Swift Interview Part 1 - How China Changed Her Music](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/ember-swift-how-china-changed-her-music/) - Meet the artist Ember Swift, a Canadian singer-songwriter, writer and wife to Guo Jian of Long Shen Dao, whose sound was changed forever by China. | Speaking of China
- [Another Friend, Another Divorce in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/another-friend-another-divorce-in-china/) - "The feelings between my wife and I were not so harmonious. So...we officially divorced." Our friend Huizhong became another "divorce in China" statistic. | Speaking of China
- [Six Chinese Men in the Movies Who Loved Western Women, from Least Sexy to Most Sexy](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/six-chinese-men-movies-sexiest-ranked/) - A list of six major Chinese men who love Western women in the movies, ranked according to their on-screen sex appeal in specific films. | Speaking of China
- [On My Negative Dating Experiences With Chinese Men, and Why I Still Kept Smiling About China's "Dating Scene"](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/on-my-negative-dating-experiences-with-chinese-men-and-why-im-still-smiling/) - The winds (of China's dating scene) didn't always blow my way, but I still remained smiling, despite all my own negative experiences w/ Chinese men. | Speaking of China
- [In January, The Holidays Still Thrill Me, Thanks To My Chinese Husband](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/in-january-the-holidays-still-thrill-me-thanks-to-my-chinese-husband/) - John smiled with admiration as he hung my new down jacket up for me. “You can wear it on chuyi,” he said, a Mandarin term for the first day of the Chinese New Year. This down jacket would join the red underwear, red bras, red long-sleeved shirt, red sweater, red-striped socks, and the jeans tucked into | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: It's January, But the Holidays Aren't Over](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/january-holidays-arent-over/) - Here in the Northern US, January can hit you like a bad after-Christmas hangover. Suddenly, everyone's pulling the plug on their merry outdoor Christmas lighting. You see sad little evergreens -- once Christmas trees -- tossed on the side of the road for garbage collection. And as if that weren't enough, you've still got to | Speaking of China
- [January in China: The Holidays aren't over yet](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/january-china-holidays/) - If you miss the holiday atmosphere in January, after Christmas and New Year's Eve, then you should be in China. The biggest holiday of all, Chinese New Year, is yet to come. | Speaking of China
- [Speaking of China's Top 5 Monday Posts for 2012](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/speaking-of-chinas-top-5-monday-posts-for-2012/) - It's New Year's Eve, the last Monday of 2012, and time for me to announce the top 5 Monday posts for 2012. Before I unveil them, don't forget...if you like the site, you can also follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Weibo and Pinterest (at the latter, I maintain a growing board of photos of couples | Speaking of China
- [Speaking of China's Top 5 Friday Posts for 2012](https://www.speakingofchina.com/yangxifu-pride/speaking-of-chinas-top-5-friday-posts-for-2012/) - As we say "Zaijian" to 2012, I'd like to also look back on some of the best of 2012 -- starting with the best of this year's Friday posts. Before I unveil the most popular Friday posts of the year, don't forget...if you like the site, you can also follow me on Facebook, Twitter, Weibo | Speaking of China
- [Free Chinese Culture Event at Beijing-Area Monastery on Dec 29](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/free-chinese-culture-event-at-beijing-area-monastery-on-dec-29/) - My friend Vyara Gylsen, who is a longtime reader, wanted me to pass on this information about a free Chinese culture event happening in Beijing this Saturday, December 29, from 10:30am to 4pm. You can enjoy guided meditation, classes on calligraphy and Chinese tea ceremonies, traditional Chinese health tips, and a martial arts performance, all | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: A Very Merry -- And Chinese -- Christmas](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/a-very-merry-and-chinese-christmas/) - Sending a little last-minute Christmas cheer in the form of Christmas posts with Chinese characteristics. Happy Holidays! | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: "He Calls Me 'Guapa'" -- A Chinese-Spanish Love Story](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/he-calls-me-guapa-a-chinese-spanish-love-story/) - Guapa means good-looking in Spanish. It's also a lovely word to start off a story about an equally lovely couple -- Laura, from Spain, and Tony, from China. | Speaking of China
- [On Sex In The US, and How My Husband Taught Me the Word “Sao”](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/sex-in-the-us-sao/) - When we moved to the US, and lived near some rather "uninhibited" neighbors, my husband taught me another meaning of the Chinese word "sāo". | Speaking of China
- [On Discrimination and Marriage to a Chinese Man](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/discrimination-marriage-chinese-man/) - Discrimination. I never realized just how intimately I would come to know this word and what it really means after marrying a Chinese man. | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Negativity From Friends (And More) About Dating Asian Men](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/negativity-from-friends-about-dating-asian-men/) - An Eastern European woman dating an Asian man feels frustrated by negativity from others about her relationship, especially from friends. | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: A Brief, But Beautiful, Spanish-Chinese Romance ](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/brief-beautiful-spanish-chinese-romance/) - A Spanish girl went to study in the UK, where she fell in love with a Chinese guy. It was beautiful while it lasted. | Speaking of China
- [My Husband and His Childlike Christmas Cheer](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/my-husband-and-his-childlike-christmas-cheer/) - Sometimes, there's something unabashedly innocent -- and even childlike -- about my Chinese husband, John, when it comes to enjoying the holidays. | Speaking of China
- [There's No Vacation for Chinese New Year in America](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/no-vacation-chinese-new-year-america/) - No vacation for Chinese New Year in America? My Chinese father-in-law was surprised to hear we had no time off -- but then again, he's never known a world without Chinese New Year, like I have. | Speaking of China
- [Double Happiness: Chinese Man Moves to Mexico, Finds Love](https://www.speakingofchina.com/double-happiness/chinese-man-mexico/) - How far would you go to change your life? Hao journeyed to Mexico, where he expected to found a new career -- and a new love. | Speaking of China
- [The sensitive foreigner's guide to staying healthy in China](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/the-sensitive-foreigner-guide-to-staying-healthy-in-china/) - Forward: I wrote this article many years ago, but was reminded of it by my recent trip to China, where I caught the flu twice -- including having the interesting experience of getting in-home IV service. After all of these years, I am still a sensitive girl when it comes to getting ill in China. | Speaking of China
- [Are More Unconventional Chinese Men More Likely to Date/Marry Western Women?](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/unconventional-chinese-men/) - When a Facebook friend w/ a Western wife said he wasn't a typical Chinese, I wondered: are more atypical Chinese men more likely to have Western wives? | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: Gifts to Buy Abroad for Chinese Family and Relatives](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/gifts-buy-abroad-chinese-family-relatives/) - What gifts are best bought abroad for your Chinese family? Jocelyn provides suggestions for Chinese parents, grandparents, women, men and children. | Speaking of China
- ["Spoils of a Chinese Marriage?" More Like, Spoiled a Chinese Marriage.](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/spoils-of-a-chinese-marriage/) - A white foreign man writes of "Enjoying the Spoils of a Chinese marriage" in the Global Times. But I think it should be titled "Spoiled a Chinese marriage" instead. | Speaking of China
- [From the Archives: Posts on My Chinese Inlaws' Marriage](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/archives-posts-chinese-inlaws-marriage/) - I spent much of the past week in bed, and unfortunately, much of this weekend as well. So I'm sending you to the archives this Monday so I can catch my breath and rest up a little. Those of you new to this blog may have missed my posts on Chinese marriage, through the eyes | Speaking of China
- [Obama or Romney 2012? What Are The Political Leanings Of Chinese Men And The Western Women Who Love Them](https://www.speakingofchina.com/china-articles/obama-or-romney-2012/) - As the US 2012 Election is here, I wonder -- where do Chinese men and the women who love them fall on the political spectrum? (Includes a poll) | Speaking of China
- [Ask the Yangxifu: On Married Men in China Seeking Extramarital Affairs With Western Women](https://www.speakingofchina.com/ask-the-yangxifu/extramarital-affairs-china-western-women/) - A Western woman asks: why does it seem that foreign women are the preferred choice for married men to have an affair with? | Speaking of China

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